Which to use
“schilling” and “shillings” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,215
- “schilling” frequency rank
- #23,672
- “shillings” frequency rank
- 60887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schilling | shillings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen. | plural of shilling |
Where the eye mixes schilling and shillings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schilling (CCCVCCVCC) and shillings (CCVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses schilling with shillings
A purely visual mix-up. schilling (/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/) and shillings (/ˈʃɪlɪŋz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schilling is recorded at frequency rank #37,215, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/. shillings is at rank #23,672, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60887, this pair ranks #97,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schilling vs shillings
Shared letters: ghilns. Private to "schilling": c. Private to "shillings": -.
"schilling" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "shillings" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schilling" and "shillings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schilling" or "shillings"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schilling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shillings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schilling" and "shillings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shillings vs spellings". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #97,556 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.