Which to use
“lake” and “Linke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,319
- “lake” frequency rank
- #1,185
- “Linke” frequency rank
- 11504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lake | Linke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stillgewässer, das vollständig von einer Landfläche umgeben ist; See | die links gelegene Hand |
Where the eye mixes lake and Linke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lake runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Linke's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lake and Linke
A purely visual mix-up. lake ([leɪk]) and Linke ([ˈlɪŋkə]) 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 11504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lake is recorded at frequency rank #10,319, classified as anoun, pronounced [leɪk]. Linke is at rank #1,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪŋkə].
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 11504, this pair ranks #1,969,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lake vs Linke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "lake": a. Private to "Linke": in.
"lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Linke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lake" and "Linke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lake" vs "Linke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lake" and "Linke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Linke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lake" and "Linke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lake vs lame". 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 #1,969,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.