Which to use
“stiller” and “stolzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,942
- “stiller” frequency rank
- #21,076
- “stolzer” frequency rank
- 36018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stiller | stolzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs still | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs stolz |
Where the eye mixes stiller and stolzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stiller with stolzer
A purely visual mix-up. stiller ([ˈʃtɪlɐ]) and stolzer ([ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stiller is recorded at frequency rank #14,942, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪlɐ]. stolzer is at rank #21,076, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɔlt͡sɐ].
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 36018, this pair ranks #1,626,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stiller vs stolzer
Shared letters: elrst. Private to "stiller": i. Private to "stolzer": oz.
"stiller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stolzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stiller" and "stolzer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stiller" or "stolzer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stiller" and "stolzer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stiller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stolzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,626,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stiller" and "stolzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stolzer vs stolzes". 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 #1,626,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.