Which to use
“lisent” and “list” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,187
- “lisent” frequency rank
- #14,077
- “list” frequency rank
- 26264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lisent | list |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lire. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de listen. |
Where the eye mixes lisent and list
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lisent vs list
A purely visual mix-up. lisent (\liz\) and list (\lɪst\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26264, 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\. list is at rank #14,077, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɪst\.
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 26264, this pair ranks #336,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lisent vs list
Shared letters: ilst. Private to "lisent": en. Private to "list": -.
"lisent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "list" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lisent" and "list" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lisent" vs "list" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lisent" and "list" 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 "list" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lisent" and "list" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leste vs list". 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 #336,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.