stilles

Name: stilles, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃtɪləs]

/[ˈʃtɪləs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“stilles” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,790
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still

Corpus desk

Index DE-stilles · stilles · German

stilles · rank #30,790 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,790
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Steuersatz

Nearest frequency peer: Steuersatz (-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.

Steckdosen

69,214
Steuersatz

69,212
stilles

69,211
Stimmrecht

69,210
Stimulation

69,209
stoppte

69,208

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

stilles vs Stils

57% similar

stilles vs styles

71% similar

stilles vs Stollen

57% similar

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

Key facts for stilles
Property	Value
Headword	stilles
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃtɪləs]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#30,790
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	18
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stilles“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stillesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#30,790

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Steuersatz“ (#30,789), „Stimmrecht“ (#30,791), „Stimulation“ (#30,792). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stilles“ bei #30,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stilles (IPA [ˈʃtɪləs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,790 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stilles, with forms such as "sitlles", "sstilles", and "stilels". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Stils", "styles", "Stollen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stilles, spelled S-T-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

sitlles
sstilles
stilels
stilless
stillse
stliles
sttilles
tsilles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stilles - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "stilles"

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 "stilles"?

"stilles" is spelled S-T-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪləs].

What does "stilles" mean?

As an adjective, "stilles" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs still

What words are commonly confused with "stilles"?

"stilles" is commonly confused with "Stils", "styles", "Stollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stilles"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stilles" is [ˈʃtɪləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "stilles" come from?

"stilles" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stoppte#30,793 Stachel#30,784 Streits#30,797 subtile#30,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

unions8 variants währt8 variants Agatha8 variants Aromen8 variants