Which to use
“lips” is a noun and “list” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,262
- “lips” frequency rank
- #9,059
- “list” frequency rank
- 47321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lips | list |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lip | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs listen |
Letter map: lips vs list
Shared letters muted; letters that set lips and list apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lips and list
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lips is anoun and listaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lips is recorded at frequency rank #38,262, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. list is at rank #9,059, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɪst].
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 47321, this pair ranks #1,288,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lips vs list
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lips": p. Private to "list": t.
"lips" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "list" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lips" for "list" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lips" or "list" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "lips" and "list". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "list" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,288,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lips" and "list" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lips 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 #1,288,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.