Which to use
“lisée” and “lister” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,181
- “lisée” frequency rank
- #23,924
- “lister” frequency rank
- 41105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lisée | lister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe liser. | Mettre sous forme de liste. |
Where the eye mixes lisée and lister
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lisée and lister
A purely visual mix-up. lisée (\li.ze\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lisée is recorded at frequency rank #17,181, classified as averb, pronounced \li.ze\. 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 41105, this pair ranks #235,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lisée vs lister
Shared letters: eils. Private to "lisée": é. Private to "lister": rt.
"lisée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lister ← ilster · lisetr · lisster · listerr · listre · listter · litser · llister
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lisée" and "lister" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lisée" vs "lister" - which ranks higher?
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 "lisée" 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 #235,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lisée" 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 #235,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.