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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lasser" and "lister" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lasser" vs "lister" - which ranks higher?
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.