Which to use
“lisez” and “list” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,625
- “lisez” frequency rank
- #14,077
- “list” frequency rank
- 20702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lisez | list |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de lire. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de listen. |
Where the eye mixes lisez and list
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lisez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against list's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lisez with list
A purely visual mix-up. lisez (\li.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lisez is recorded at frequency rank #6,625, classified as averb, pronounced \li.ze\. 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 20702, this pair ranks #366,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lisez vs list
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lisez": ez. Private to "list": t.
"lisez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "list" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lisez" and "list" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lisez" or "list" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lisez" 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 #366,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lisez" 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 #366,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.