Which to use
“ld” is an abbrev and “lind” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,065
- “ld” frequency rank
- #34,788
- “lind” frequency rank
- 74853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ld | lind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mathematik: Schreibweise für den Zweierlogarithmus, den Logarithmus zur Basis 2, Kurzform für log₂ | angenehm mild, glatt, lauwarm |
Letter map: ld vs lind
Shared letters muted; letters that set ld and lind apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ld runs 2 letters (CC) against lind's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for ld / lind
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ld is anabbrev and lindanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ld is recorded at frequency rank #40,065, classified as anabbrev. lind is at rank #34,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [lɪnt].
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 74853, this pair ranks #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ld vs lind
Shared letters: dl. Private to "ld": -. Private to "lind": in.
"ld" · 2 letters · shape CC · "lind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lind ← ilnd · lidn · lindd · linnd · llind · lnid
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ld" for "lind" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ld" vs "lind" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ld" and "lind". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ld" and "lind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs ld". 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 #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.