Which to use
“Stilen” is a noun and “stimmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,273
- “Stilen” frequency rank
- #960
- “stimmen” frequency rank
- 50233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stilen | stimmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stil | die Tonlage (Stimmlage) eines Instrumentes verändern |
Where the eye mixes Stilen and stimmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Stilen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against stimmen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Stilen vs stimmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stilen is [ˈʃtiːlən] while stimmen is [ˈʃtɪmən]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50233, 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]. stimmen is at rank #960, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɪmən].
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 50233, this pair ranks #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Stilen vs stimmen
Shared letters: einst. Private to "Stilen": l. Private to "stimmen": m.
"Stilen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stimmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stilen" and "stimmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Stilen" or "stimmen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Stilen" and "stimmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stimmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stilen" and "stimmen" 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 #1,181,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.