List
German, noun/lɪst/
List is spelled L-I-S-T (4 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). List is a German feminine noun meaning “cunning, craft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schlauer Plan, ein bestimmtes Ziel mithilfe einer Täuschung zu erreichen”.
What does List mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecunning, craft
Der Fuchs ist für seine List bekannt.
- 2
feminineruse, trick, stratagem
Das Trojanische Pferd ist eine berühmte List.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schlauer Plan, ein bestimmtes Ziel mithilfe einer Täuschung zu erreichen 2. Fähigkeit und Gewohnheit, seine Ziele durch Täuschung zu erreichen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of List
- Listen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce List?
- /lɪst/
- [lɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to List
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is List in German?
List appears 7.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).