Which to use
“lester” and “listés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,774
- “lester” frequency rank
- #37,895
- “listés” frequency rank
- 58669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lester | listés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Garnir de lest. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de lister. |
Where the eye mixes lester and listés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lester and listés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lester and listés
A purely visual mix-up. lester (\lɛs.te\) and listés (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lester is recorded at frequency rank #20,774, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛs.te\. listés is at rank #37,895, 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 58669, this pair ranks #107,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lester vs listés
Shared letters: lst. Private to "lester": er. Private to "listés": ié.
"lester" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "listés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lester ← elster · lesetr · lesster · lesterr · lestre · lestter · letser · llester
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lester" and "listés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lester" or "listés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lester" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lester" and "listés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leste vs listés". 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 #107,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.