Which to use
“skilled” and “stiller” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,841
- “skilled” frequency rank
- #42,921
- “stiller” frequency rank
- 48762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skilled | stiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having or showing skill; skillful. | comparative form of still: more still |
Letter map: skilled vs stiller
Shared letters muted; letters that set skilled and stiller apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. skilled and stiller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - skilled / stiller
skilled and stiller are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skilled is recorded at frequency rank #5,841, classified as anadj, pronounced /skɪld/. 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 48762, this pair ranks #189,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of skilled vs stiller
Shared letters: eils. Private to "skilled": dk. Private to "stiller": rt.
"skilled" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "stiller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "skilled" and "stiller" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "skilled" vs "stiller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "skilled" and "stiller".
- Full dictionary entry for "skilled" 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 #189,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skilled" 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 #189,988 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.