LastenvsListeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Lasten” and “Liste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,744
“Lasten” frequency rank
#957
“Liste” frequency rank
9701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lasten Liste
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Last ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind

Where the eye mixes Lasten and Liste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lasten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Liste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Lasten
5 ch
Liste

Visual trap between Lasten and Liste

A purely visual mix-up. Lasten ([ˈlastn̩]) and Liste ([ˈlɪstə]) 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 9701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lasten is recorded at frequency rank #8,744, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlastn̩]. Liste is at rank #957, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪstə].

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 9701, this pair ranks #1,978,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Lasten vs Liste

Shared letters: elst. Private to "Lasten": an. Private to "Liste": i.

"Lasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lastenalsten · lasetn · lassten · lastenn · lastne · lastten · latsen · llasten
  • Listeilste · liset · lisste · listte · litse · lliste · lsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lasten" for "Liste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlastn̩] versus [ˈlɪstə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lasten" or "Liste"?
"Liste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #957 in our German list, against #8,744 for "Lasten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Lasten" and "Liste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Liste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,978,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lasten" and "Liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Lasten". 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 #1,978,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list