Which to use
“still” and “sutil” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,563
- “still” frequency rank
- #11,356
- “sutil” frequency rank
- 23919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | still | sutil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | silencioso | subtil |
Letter map: still vs sutil
Shared letters muted; letters that set still and sutil apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - still / sutil
still and sutil are indexed as a confusable Portuguese 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
still is recorded at frequency rank #12,563, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʃtɪl/ ouvir^(fonte ?). sutil is at rank #11,356, 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 23919, this pair ranks #45,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of still vs sutil
Shared letters: ilst. Private to "still": -. Private to "sutil": u.
"still" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "sutil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "still" and "sutil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "still" or "sutil"?
After this comparison
Pair "still" vs "sutil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "still" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "still" and "sutil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "still vs sting". 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 #45,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.