Which to use
“shill” is a noun and “still” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,892
- “shill” frequency rank
- #127
- “still” frequency rank
- 43019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shill | still |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial. | Not moving; calm. |
Where the eye mixes shill and still
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: shill is /ʃɪl/ while still is /stɪl/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “shill” becomes t in “still”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shill is recorded at frequency rank #42,892, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɪl/. still is at rank #127, tagged as anadj, pronounced /stɪl/.
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 43019, this pair ranks #243,972 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shill vs still
Shared letters: ils. Private to "shill": h. Private to "still": t.
"shill" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "still" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC