Which to use
“Linke” and “Liste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,185
- “Linke” frequency rank
- #957
- “Liste” frequency rank
- 2142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Linke | Liste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die links gelegene Hand | ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind |
Where the eye mixes Linke and Liste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Linke vs Liste
A purely visual mix-up. Linke ([ˈlɪŋkə]) 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 2142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Linke is recorded at frequency rank #1,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪŋkə]. 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 2142, this pair ranks #2,003,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Linke vs Liste
Shared letters: eil. Private to "Linke": kn. Private to "Liste": st.
"Linke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Linke" and "Liste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Linke" or "Liste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Linke" 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 #2,003,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Linke" and "Liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Linke vs Lübke". 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 #2,003,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.