Which to use
“til” is a noun and “Tilly” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,951
- “til” frequency rank
- #34,402
- “Tilly” frequency rank
- 49353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | til | Tilly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | überdeckender Flechtenbewuchs auf einem Stein oder Felsen | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes til and Tilly
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: til vs Tilly
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: til is [tiːl] while Tilly is [ˈtɪli]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “til” sits inside “Tilly”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
til is recorded at frequency rank #14,951, classified as anoun, pronounced [tiːl]. Tilly is at rank #34,402, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈtɪli].
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 49353, this pair ranks #1,214,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of til vs Tilly
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "til": -. Private to "Tilly": y.
"til" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tilly" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tilly ← itlly · tillyy · tily · tilyl · tlily · ttilly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "til" for "Tilly" ever safe?
Which is more common, "til" or "Tilly"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "til" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tilly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,214,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "til" and "Tilly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tall vs Tilly". 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 #1,214,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.