Which to use
“lässt” and “list” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #318
- “lässt” frequency rank
- #9,059
- “list” frequency rank
- 9377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lässt | list |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lassen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs listen |
Where the eye mixes lässt and list
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lässt ([lɛst]) and list ([lɪst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lässt is recorded at frequency rank #318, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛst]. list is at rank #9,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɪst].
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 9377, this pair ranks #1,980,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lässt vs list
Shared letters: lst. Private to "lässt": ä. Private to "list": i.
"lässt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "list" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- list ← ilst · lisst · listt · lits · llist · lsit