Which to use
“stilles” is an adjective and “styles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,790
- “stilles” frequency rank
- #33,322
- “styles” frequency rank
- 64112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stilles | styles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs style |
Letter map: stilles vs styles
Shared letters muted; letters that set stilles and styles apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. stilles runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against styles's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - stilles and styles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stilles is anadjective and stylesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stilles is recorded at frequency rank #30,790, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪləs]. styles is at rank #33,322, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 64112, this pair ranks #653,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stilles vs styles
Shared letters: elst. Private to "stilles": i. Private to "styles": y.
"stilles" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "styles" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stilles" and "styles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "stilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "styles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #653,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stilles" and "styles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs styles". 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 #653,039 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.