Stillwater

Name: Stillwater, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Stillwater” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,098
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A number of places in the United States:

Corpus desk

Index EN-stillwater · Stillwater · English

Stillwater · rank #35,098 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #35,098
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 54,294
PHOTO-FINISH stepson

Nearest frequency peer: stepson (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

stateless

64,906
stateside

64,905
stepson

64,904
Stillwater

64,903
strolled

64,902
stunningly

64,901

What this shows Bars show where “Stillwater” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for Stillwater
Property	Value
Headword	Stillwater
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#35,098
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stillwater” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stillwater lands here:

#35,098

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Stillwater, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,098 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stillwater, with forms such as "sitllwater", "sstillwater", and "stillawter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From still + water. The correct English form is Stillwater, spelled S-T-I-L-L-W-A-T-E-R.

Definition

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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A place in Canada:
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A place in Canada:
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A place in Canada:
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A coastal village north of Auckland in the Auckland region, New Zealand.
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A settlement on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Etymology

From still + water.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

sitllwater
sstillwater
stillawter
stillwaetr
stillwaterr
stillwatre
stillwatter
stillwtaer
stillwwater
stilwater
stilwlater
stlilwater
sttillwater
tsillwater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stillwater - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Stillwater"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stillwater"?

"Stillwater" is spelled S-T-I-L-L-W-A-T-E-R.

What does "Stillwater" mean?

As a proper noun, "Stillwater" means: A number of places in the United States:

What are common misspellings of "Stillwater"?

Common misspellings include "sitllwater", "sstillwater", "stillawter", "stillwaetr", "stillwaterr". The correct spelling is "Stillwater".

What is the origin of the word "Stillwater"?

From still + water. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stillwater", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stunningly#35,100 smoothness#35,084 touchstone#35,119 Shenandoah#35,076

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

treatable14 variants unaccounted14 variants undergrad14 variants Wollongong14 variants

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.