Which to use
“lashed” and “listed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,609
- “lashed” frequency rank
- #2,080
- “listed” frequency rank
- 30689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lashed | listed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of lash | simple past and past participle of list |
Where the eye mixes lashed and listed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lashed and listed
A purely visual mix-up. lashed (/læʃt/) and listed (/ˈlɪst.ɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lashed is recorded at frequency rank #28,609, classified as averb, pronounced /læʃt/. listed is at rank #2,080, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈlɪst.ɪd/.
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 30689, this pair ranks #352,446 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lashed vs listed
Shared letters: dels. Private to "lashed": ah. Private to "listed": it.
"lashed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "listed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lashed" for "listed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lashed" vs "listed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lashed" and "listed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lashed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,446 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lashed" and "listed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lashed vs loathed". 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 #352,446 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.