stillschweigend

[ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt]

/[ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“stillschweigend” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,468. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,468
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne über etwas zu sprechen, ohne Absprache (mit Dritten)

Corpus desk

Index DE-stillschweigend · stillschweigend · German

stillschweigend · rank #35,468 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,468
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stilllegung

Nearest frequency peer: Stilllegung (-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 „stillschweigend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stillschweigend“ 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).

stillschweigend vs stillschweigen
93% similar

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

Key facts for stillschweigend
PropertyValue
Headwordstillschweigend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#35,468
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stillschweigend“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stillschweigendliegt 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: „Stilllegung“ (#35,467), „storniert“ (#35,469), „stilisiert“ (#35,466). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stillschweigend“ bei #35,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around stillschweigend (IPA [ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,468 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne über etwas zu sprechen, ohne Absprache (mit Dritten)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for stillschweigend, with forms such as "sitllschweigend", "sstillschweigend", and "stillcshweigend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "stillschweigen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stillschweigend, spelled S-T-I-L-L-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne über etwas zu sprechen, ohne Absprache (mit Dritten)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie trafen eine stillschweigende Übereinkunft.
  2. „Selbst ein stillschweigendes Akzeptieren durch Ultrarechte war für eine Koalition der Mitte bislang völlig undenkbar.“

This word in other languages

tacit(English)tácito(Español)tacite(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitllschweigend
  • sstillschweigend
  • stillcshweigend
  • stillscchweigend
  • stillschewigend
  • stillschhweigend
  • stillschwegiend
  • stillschweiegnd
  • stillschweigedn
  • stillschweigendd
  • stillschweigennd
  • stillschweiggend
  • stillschweigned
  • stillschwiegend
  • stillschwweigend
  • stillscwheigend
  • stillshcweigend
  • stillsschweigend
  • stilschweigend
  • stilslchweigend
  • stlilschweigend
  • sttillschweigend
  • tsillschweigend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stillschweigend - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sitllschweigend2sstillschweigend1stillcshweigend2stillscchweigend1stillschewigend2stillschhweigend1stillschwegiend2stillschweiegnd2
Edit distance from "stillschweigend"

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 "stillschweigend"?
"stillschweigend" is spelled S-T-I-L-L-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt].
What does "stillschweigend" mean?
As an adjective, "stillschweigend" means: ohne über etwas zu sprechen, ohne Absprache (mit Dritten)
What words are commonly confused with "stillschweigend"?
"stillschweigend" is commonly confused with "stillschweigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stillschweigend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stillschweigend" is [ˈʃtɪlˌʃvaɪ̯ɡənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stillschweigend" come from?
"stillschweigend" 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 "stillschweigend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list