Which to use
“stile” and “Stimme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,180
- “stile” frequency rank
- #823
- “Stimme” frequency rank
- 15003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stile | Stimme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stil m | ein mit dem Kehlkopf erzeugter Laut, um sich zu verständigen beziehungsweise sich verständlich zu machen |
Where the eye mixes stile and Stimme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stile vs Stimme
A purely visual mix-up. stile ([ˈstiːle]) and Stimme ([ˈʃtɪmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stile is recorded at frequency rank #14,180, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈstiːle]. Stimme is at rank #823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15003, this pair ranks #1,947,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stile vs Stimme
Shared letters: eist. Private to "stile": l. Private to "Stimme": m.
"stile" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Stimme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stile" and "Stimme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stile" or "Stimme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stile" and "Stimme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stimme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stile" and "Stimme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stile vs Stilen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,947,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.