Which to use
“Stilen” is a noun and “stilles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,273
- “Stilen” frequency rank
- #30,790
- “stilles” frequency rank
- 80063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stilen | stilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stil | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still |
Where the eye mixes Stilen and stilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stilen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against stilles's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Stilen and stilles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stilen is [ˈʃtiːlən] while stilles is [ˈʃtɪləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stilen is recorded at frequency rank #49,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtiːlən]. stilles is at rank #30,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪləs].
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 80063, this pair ranks #203,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Stilen vs stilles
Shared letters: eilst. Private to "Stilen": n. Private to "stilles": -.
"Stilen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stilles" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Stilen" for "stilles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Stilen" vs "stilles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stilen" and "stilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stilen vs Stuten". 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 #203,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.