stillgelegt

[ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt]

/[ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“stillgelegt” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,629
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass eine Tätigkeit, der Betriebs einer Anlage oder einer Einrichtung beendet wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-stillgelegt · stillgelegt · German

stillgelegt · rank #26,629 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,629
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stichprobe

Nearest frequency peer: Stichprobe (-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 „stillgelegt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stillgelegt“ 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).

stillgelegt vs stillgelegten
85% similar

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

Key facts for stillgelegt
PropertyValue
Headwordstillgelegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,629
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stillgelegt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stillgelegtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stichprobe“ (#26,628), „steuerlichen“ (#26,627), „streiche“ (#26,631). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stillgelegt“ bei #26,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around stillgelegt (IPA [ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,629 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass eine Tätigkeit, der Betriebs einer Anlage oder einer Einrichtung beendet wurde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for stillgelegt, with forms such as "sitllgelegt", "sstillgelegt", and "stilgelegt". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "stillgelegten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stillgelegt, spelled S-T-I-L-L-G-E-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass eine Tätigkeit, der Betriebs einer Anlage oder einer Einrichtung beendet wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Anderswo begegnen Abnehmerstaaten Chinas Übermacht, indem sie stillgelegte Lagerstätten reaktivieren.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitllgelegt
  • sstillgelegt
  • stilgelegt
  • stilglelegt
  • stilleglegt
  • stillgeelgt
  • stillgeleggt
  • stillgelegtt
  • stillgeletg
  • stillgelget
  • stillgellegt
  • stillggelegt
  • stillgleegt
  • stlilgelegt
  • sttillgelegt
  • tsillgelegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sitllgelegt2sstillgelegt1stilgelegt1stilglelegt2stilleglegt2stillgeelgt2stillgeleggt1stillgelegtt1
Edit distance from "stillgelegt"

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 "stillgelegt"?
"stillgelegt" is spelled S-T-I-L-L-G-E-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt].
What does "stillgelegt" mean?
As an adjective, "stillgelegt" means: so, dass eine Tätigkeit, der Betriebs einer Anlage oder einer Einrichtung beendet wurde
What words are commonly confused with "stillgelegt"?
"stillgelegt" is commonly confused with "stillgelegten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stillgelegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stillgelegt" is [ˈʃtɪlɡəˌleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stillgelegt" come from?
"stillgelegt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tagesablauf#26,635Spielsachen#26,619Schuhmacher#26,605Schlafenden#26,601

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Stichprobe16 variantsStreichung16 variantsSprachraum16 variantsVerführung16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list