lists

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“lists” is uncommon German (frequency #94,562 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,562
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs list

Corpus desk

Index DE-lists · lists · German

lists · rank #94,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,562
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH limone

Nearest frequency peer: limone (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lists“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lists“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lists
PropertyValue
Headwordlists
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lists“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.listsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „limone“ (#94,561), „Limetten“ (#94,560), „lilia“ (#94,559). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lists“ bei #94,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lists is uncommon German at frequency #94,562 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs list".

No misspelling variants are generated for lists in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lists, spelled L-I-S-T-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs list

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lists"?
"lists" is spelled L-I-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "lists" mean?
As a verb, "lists" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs list
How do you pronounce "lists"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lists" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lists" come from?
"lists" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lists", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list