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Which to use

“lasser” and “lister” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,580
“lasser” frequency rank
#23,924
“lister” frequency rank
43504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lasser lister
Definition Rendre las. Mettre sous forme de liste.

Where the eye mixes lasser and lister

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

6 ch
lasser
6 ch
lister

Why the eye confuses lasser with lister

A purely visual mix-up. lasser (\lɑ.se\) and lister (\lis.te\) 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 43504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lasser is recorded at frequency rank #19,580, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ.se\. lister is at rank #23,924, tagged as averb, pronounced \lis.te\.

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 43504, this pair ranks #217,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lasser vs lister

Shared letters: elrs. Private to "lasser": a. Private to "lister": it.

"lasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "lister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lasseralsser · lasesr · lasserr · lassre · llasser · lsaser
  • listerilster · lisetr · lisster · listerr · listre · listter · litser · llister

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lasser" and "lister" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\lɑ.se\ versus \lis.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lasser" vs "lister" - which ranks higher?
"lasser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,580 in our French list, against #23,924 for "lister". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "lasser" and "lister" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lasser" and "lister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liker vs lister". 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 #217,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list