Which to use
“Leute” and “Liste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #215
- “Leute” frequency rank
- #957
- “Liste” frequency rank
- 1172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leute | Liste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl | ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind |
Where the eye mixes Leute and Liste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Leute with Liste
A purely visual mix-up. Leute ([ˈlɔɪ̯tə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leute is recorded at frequency rank #215, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯tə]. 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 1172, this pair ranks #2,004,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leute vs Liste
Shared letters: elt. Private to "Leute": u. Private to "Liste": is.
"Leute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Leute" and "Liste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Leute" or "Liste" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leute" 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 #2,004,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leute" and "Liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liefe vs Liste". 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 #2,004,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.