listan
\lis.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“listan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de palomino fino. Toutefois dans la liste des cépages autorisés en France figure listan et palomino comme synonyme. Ce cépage est venu d'Espagne dans la 1ᵉʳ moitié du XIX^(ème) siècle, pou...
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Index FR-listan · listan · French
listan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | listan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lis.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
listan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lis.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de palomino fino. Toutefois dans la liste des cépages autorisés en France figure listan et palomino comme synonyme. Ce cépage est venu d'Espagne dans la 1ᵉʳ moitié du XIX^(ème) siècle, pou...".
Zero misspellings are on record for listan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is listan, spelled L-I-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de palomino fino. Toutefois dans la liste des cépages autorisés en France figure listan et palomino comme synonyme. Ce cépage est venu d'Espagne dans la 1ᵉʳ moitié du XIX^(ème) siècle, pour cette raison il est parfois nommé xérès dans le Roussillon.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.