lisovslistoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“liso” and “listo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,599
“liso” frequency rank
#1,514
“listo” frequency rank
20113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature liso listo
Definition Que no tiene relieve o irregularidades en su superficie. Preparado, dispuesto o aparejado para ejecutar, hacer o usarse en algo.

Where the eye mixes liso and listo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
liso
5 ch
listo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. liso ([ˈliso]) and listo ([ˈlist̪o]) 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 20113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

liso is recorded at frequency rank #18,599, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈliso]. listo is at rank #1,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlist̪o].

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 20113, this pair ranks #260,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of liso vs listo

Shared letters: ilos. Private to "liso": -. Private to "listo": t.

"liso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "listo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lisoilso · lios · lisso · lliso · lsio
  • listoilsto · lisot · lissto · listto · litso · llisto · lsito

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "liso" and "listo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈliso] versus [ˈlist̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "liso" or "listo"?
"listo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,514 in our Spanish list, against #18,599 for "liso". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "liso" and "listo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "liso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "listo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #260,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "liso" and "listo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs liso". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list