lister

\lis.te\

/\lis.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“lister” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,924
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre sous forme de liste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lister · lister · French

lister · rank #23,924 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,924
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libérez

Nearest frequency peer: libérez (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lister »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lister » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lister vs lite
67% similar
lister vs loser
67% similar
lister vs lutter
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lister
PropertyValue
Headwordlister
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lis.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,924
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lister »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.listerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « libérez » (#23,923), « lynx » (#23,925), « Lebrun » (#23,922). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lister » est au #23,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lister (IPA \lis.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,924 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lister, with forms such as "ilster", "lisetr", and "lisster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lite", "loser", "lutter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lister, spelled L-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre sous forme de liste.
  2. 2
    Produire un document en continu à l’aide d’une imprimante.
  3. 3
    Présenter sous forme de liste des données ou des instructions.
  4. 4
    Faire partie d'une liste de candidats concourant pour être élue à une entité telle que le BDE (bureau des étudiants).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Avant d’aller faire les courses, je liste tout ce dont j’ai besoin pour ne rien oublier.
  2. Elle m’a listé comme éligible à ce concours.

This word in other languages

list(English)aufzählen(Deutsch)listar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilster
  • lisetr
  • lisster
  • listerr
  • listre
  • listter
  • litser
  • llister
  • lsiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lister - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilster2lisetr2lisster1listerr1listre2listter1litser2llister1
Edit distance from "lister"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lister"?
"lister" is spelled L-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lis.te\.
What does "lister" mean?
As a verb, "lister" means: Mettre sous forme de liste.
What words are commonly confused with "lister"?
"lister" is commonly confused with "lite", "loser", "lutter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lister" is \lis.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lister" come from?
"lister" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lebrun#23,922Joëlle#23,917mesnil#23,935Monnet#23,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

maliens9 variantsmoelleux9 variantsmontez9 variantsimmuable9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list