Which to use
“still” is an adjective and “STL” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,827
- “still” frequency rank
- #48,211
- “STL” frequency rank
- 66038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | still | STL |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne fait pas de bruit, silencieux, muet. | Une des huit séries du baccalauréat technologique, couvrant deux années de préparation avant le baccalauréat. |
Where the eye mixes still and STL
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. still runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against STL's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: still vs STL
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: still is \ˈʃtɪl\ while STL is \ɛs.te.ɛl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
still is recorded at frequency rank #17,827, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈʃtɪl\. STL is at rank #48,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.te.ɛl\.
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 66038, this pair ranks #69,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of still vs STL
Shared letters: lst. Private to "still": i. Private to "STL": -.
"still" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "STL" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- still ← sitll · sstill · stil · stlil · sttill · tsill
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "still" and "STL" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "still" or "STL" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "still" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "STL" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "still" and "STL" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "STL vs suu". 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 #69,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.