Which to use
“lille” is an adjective and “Liste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,159
- “lille” frequency rank
- #957
- “Liste” frequency rank
- 32116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lille | Liste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | klein | ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind |
Letter map: lille vs Liste
Shared letters muted; letters that set lille and Liste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lille / Liste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lille is anadjective and Listeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lille is recorded at frequency rank #31,159, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. 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 32116, this pair ranks #1,714,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lille vs Liste
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lille": -. Private to "Liste": st.
"lille" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lille" and "Liste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "lille" or "Liste" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "lille" 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 #1,714,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lille" and "Liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lille vs puzzles". 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 #1,714,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.