lirontvslisonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,434
“liront” frequency rank
#36,934
“lisons” frequency rank
79368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature liront lisons
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de lire. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de lire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set liront and lisons apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
liront
6 ch
lisons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. liront (\li.ʁɔ̃\) and lisons (\li.zɔ̃\) 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 79368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

liront is recorded at frequency rank #42,434, classified as averb, pronounced \li.ʁɔ̃\. lisons is at rank #36,934, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.zɔ̃\.

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 79368, this pair ranks #23,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of liront vs lisons

Shared letters: ilno. Private to "liront": rt. Private to "lisons": s.

"liront" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "lisons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lirontilront · liornt · lirnot · lironnt · lirontt · lirotn · lirront · lliront
  • lisonsilsons · liosns · lisnos · lisonns · lisonss · lisosn · lissons · llisons

Frequency comparison

liront#42,434
lisons#36,934

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "liront" and "lisons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\li.ʁɔ̃\ versus \li.zɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "liront" or "lisons"?
"lisons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,934 in our French list, against #42,434 for "liront". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering liront vs lisons

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “liront” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list