Till

[tɪl]

/[tɪl]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Till” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,807) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,807
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-till · Till · German

Till · rank #12,807 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,807
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Therapeuten

Nearest frequency peer: Therapeuten (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Till“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Till“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Till vs Tl
50% similar
Till vs tip
25% similar
Till vs tit
25% similar

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

Key facts for Till
PropertyValue
HeadwordTill
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[tɪl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,807
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Till“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tillliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Therapeuten“ (#12,806), „Torhüter“ (#12,808), „teilhabe“ (#12,805). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Till“ bei #12,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Till is neighbouring look-alikes ("Tl", "tip", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [tɪl]. Frequency #12,807 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Till, with forms such as "itll", "tlil", and "ttill". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tl", "tip", "tit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Till, spelled T-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gab nicht viele Leute, die Tills Verhalten im Spaßbad guthießen.
  2. Hätte Till nicht seine Frau kennen gelernt, als er dem Alkohol zu verfallen drohte, wäre er heute sicherlich ein Wrack.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itll
  • tlil
  • ttill

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Till - 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.

itll2tlil2ttill1
Edit distance from "Till"

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 "Till"?
"Till" is spelled T-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [tɪl].
What does "Till" mean?
As a proper noun, "Till" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Till"?
"Till" is commonly confused with "Tl", "tip", "tit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Till"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Till" is [tɪl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Till" come from?
"Till" 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.
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 "Till", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Teig#12,804kühn#12,751help#12,732ergo#12,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list