Which to use
“listet” and “löste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,608
- “listet” frequency rank
- #6,693
- “löste” frequency rank
- 30301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | listet | löste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs listen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lösen |
Where the eye mixes listet and löste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. listet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against löste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses listet with löste
A purely visual mix-up. listet ([ˈlɪstət]) and löste ([ˈløːstə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
listet is recorded at frequency rank #23,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪstət]. löste is at rank #6,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈløːstə].
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 30301, this pair ranks #1,750,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of listet vs löste
Shared letters: elst. Private to "listet": i. Private to "löste": ö.
"listet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "löste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- listet ← ilstet · lisett · lisstet · listett · listtet · litset · llistet · lsitet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "listet" for "löste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "listet" vs "löste" - 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 "listet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "löste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "listet" and "löste" 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 #1,750,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.