Which to use
“lisent” and “lisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,187
- “lisent” frequency rank
- #36,934
- “lisons” frequency rank
- 49121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lisent | lisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de lire. |
Where the eye mixes lisent and lisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lisent vs lisons
A purely visual mix-up. lisent (\liz\) 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 49121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lisent is recorded at frequency rank #12,187, classified as averb, pronounced \liz\. 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 49121, this pair ranks #173,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lisent vs lisons
Shared letters: ilns. Private to "lisent": et. Private to "lisons": o.
"lisent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lisons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lisent" and "lisons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lisent" or "lisons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lisent" and "lisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lisent" and "lisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lisons vs Lyons". 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 #173,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.