Which to use
“lis” and “Liste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,263
- “lis” frequency rank
- #957
- “Liste” frequency rank
- 39220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lis | Liste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stieleiche | ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind |
Where the eye mixes lis and Liste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lis vs Liste
A purely visual mix-up. lis ([lis]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lis” sits inside “Liste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lis is recorded at frequency rank #38,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [lis]. 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 39220, this pair ranks #1,542,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lis vs Liste
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lis": -. Private to "Liste": et.
"lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Liste ← ilste · liset · lisste · listte · litse · lliste · lsite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lis" and "Liste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lis" 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 "lis" 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 #1,542,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lis" and "Liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs lis". 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 #1,542,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.