Which to use
“still” and “stiller” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #127
- “still” frequency rank
- #42,921
- “stiller” frequency rank
- 43048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | still | stiller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Not moving; calm. | comparative form of still: more still |
Letter map: still vs stiller
Shared letters muted; letters that set still and stiller apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
still 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “still” sits inside “stiller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
still is recorded at frequency rank #127, classified as anadj, pronounced /stɪl/. 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 43048, this pair ranks #243,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of still vs stiller
Shared letters: ilst. Private to "still": -. Private to "stiller": er.
"still" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stiller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC