# list vs Liu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### list
*noun · IPA /lɪst/ · frequency rank #531*
A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

### Liu
*name · IPA /ljoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,575*
A surname from Chinese.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/list-vs-liu