liséevslistésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,181
“lisée” frequency rank
#37,895
“listés” frequency rank
55076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lisée listés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe liser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de lister.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
lisée
6 ch
listés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. lisée (\li.ze\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55076, 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\. 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 55076, this pair ranks #129,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lisée vs listés

Shared letters: ilsé. Private to "lisée": e. Private to "listés": t.

"lisée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "listés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

lisée#17,181
listés#37,895

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lisée" and "listés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\li.ze\ versus \lis.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lisée" or "listés"?
"lisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,181 in our French list, against #37,895 for "listés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering lisée vs listés

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 “lisée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list