Which to use
“lente” and “liste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,854
- “lente” frequency rank
- #604
- “liste” frequency rank
- 8458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lente | liste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Œuf de pou. | Bande, bordure. |
Where the eye mixes lente and liste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lente and liste
A purely visual mix-up. lente (\lɑ̃t\) and liste (\list\) 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 8458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lente is recorded at frequency rank #7,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃t\. liste is at rank #604, tagged as anoun, pronounced \list\.
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 8458, this pair ranks #419,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lente vs liste
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lente": n. Private to "liste": is.
"lente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "liste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lente" for "liste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lente" or "liste"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lente" and "liste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lente" and "liste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lente vs leste". 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 #419,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.