Which to use
“Liste” is a noun and “listet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #957
- “Liste” frequency rank
- #23,608
- “listet” frequency rank
- 24565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Liste | listet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein schriftliches Verzeichnis, in dem mehrere Punkte in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge aufgeführt sind | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs listen |
Where the eye mixes Liste and listet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Liste with listet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Liste is [ˈlɪstə] while listet is [ˈlɪstət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Liste” sits inside “listet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Liste is recorded at frequency rank #957, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪstə]. listet is at rank #23,608, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪstət].
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 24565, this pair ranks #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Liste vs listet
Shared letters: eilst. Private to "Liste": -. Private to "listet": -.
"Liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "listet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Liste" and "listet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Liste" vs "listet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Liste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Liste" and "listet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasset vs listet". 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 #1,845,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.