still

[ʃtɪl]

/[ʃtɪl]/ adj

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The verdict

“still” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,993
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Zustand der Bewegungslosigkeit, der Unbewegtheit und der Ruhe

Corpus desk

Index DE-still · still · German

still · rank #2,993 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,993
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sterne

Nearest frequency peer: Sterne (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „still“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „still“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

still vs stolz
60% similar
still vs Stuhl
40% similar
still vs Stirn
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for still
PropertyValue
Headwordstill
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtɪl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,993
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „still“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stillliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sterne“ (#2,992), „Strand“ (#2,994), „stammen“ (#2,991). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „still“ bei #2,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around still (IPA [ʃtɪl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,993 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for still, with forms such as "sitll", "sstill", and "stlil". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stolz", "Stuhl", "Stirn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is still, spelled S-T-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Zustand der Bewegungslosigkeit, der Unbewegtheit und der Ruhe
  2. 2
    im Zustand der Lautlosigkeit, des Innehaltens, des Schweigens
  3. 3
    im Zustand der Zurückgezogenheit, der Verborgenheit, der Heimlichkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how still appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich sitze auf einer kleinen Anhöhe auf einem Stein und schaue auf den stillen Waldsee.
  2. Er war schon immer ein stilles Kind.

Synonyms

bewegungslosfriedlichruhigstadunbewegtleiselautloszurückgezogenheimlichpassiv

Antonyms

unruhigzappeliglautöffentlich

This word in other languages

still(English)inmóvil(Español)calme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitll
  • sstill
  • stlil
  • sttill
  • tsill

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of still - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sitll2sstill1stlil2sttill1tsill2
Edit distance from "still"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "still"?
"still" is spelled S-T-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɪl].
What does "still" mean?
As an adjective, "still" means: im Zustand der Bewegungslosigkeit, der Unbewegtheit und der Ruhe
What words are commonly confused with "still"?
"still" is commonly confused with "stolz", "Stuhl", "Stirn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "still"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "still" is [ʃtɪl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "still" come from?
"still" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "still", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solch#2,990Stufe#2,997sahen#2,987Prinz#2,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Info5 variantsHose5 variantsIran5 variantsumso5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list