Which to use
“seller” is a noun and “stiller” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,057
- “seller” frequency rank
- #42,921
- “stiller” frequency rank
- 49978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seller | stiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk. | comparative form of still: more still |
Letter map: seller vs stiller
Shared letters muted; letters that set seller and stiller apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. seller runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against stiller's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: seller vs stiller
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seller is anoun and stilleranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seller is recorded at frequency rank #7,057, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛlə/. stiller is at rank #42,921, tagged as anadj.
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 49978, this pair ranks #178,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seller vs stiller
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "seller": -. Private to "stiller": it.
"seller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "stiller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seller" for "stiller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seller" vs "stiller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "seller" and "stiller". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "seller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stiller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seller" and "stiller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stiller vs stilted". 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 #178,472 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.