# lion vs list

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lion
*noun · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯ən] · frequency rank #24,428*
Löwe, in Afrika und Asien verbreitete Katzenart

### list
*verb · IPA [lɪst] · frequency rank #9,059*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs listen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lion-vs-list