Which to use
“Till” and “Tilly” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,807
- “Till” frequency rank
- #34,402
- “Tilly” frequency rank
- 47209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Till | Tilly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Till and Tilly
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Till and Tilly
A purely visual mix-up. Till ([tɪl]) and Tilly ([ˈtɪli]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Till” sits inside “Tilly”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Till is recorded at frequency rank #12,807, classified as aname, pronounced [tɪl]. 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 47209, this pair ranks #1,292,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Till vs Tilly
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "Till": -. Private to "Tilly": y.
"Till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Tilly" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Till" and "Tilly" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Till" or "Tilly" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Till" 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 #1,292,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Till" 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 #1,292,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.