Which to use
“Leine” and “lin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,763
- “Leine” frequency rank
- #15,148
- “lin” frequency rank
- 24911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leine | lin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil | Lein, Leinpflanze, Flachs |
Where the eye mixes Leine and lin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Leine vs lin
A purely visual mix-up. Leine ([ˈlaɪ̯nə]) and lin ([lɛ̃]) 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 24911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leine is recorded at frequency rank #9,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯nə]. lin is at rank #15,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɛ̃].
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 24911, this pair ranks #1,840,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leine vs lin
Shared letters: iln. Private to "Leine": e. Private to "lin": -.
"Leine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Leine ← eline · leien · leinne · lenie · liene · lleine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Leine" and "lin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Leine" or "lin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leine" and "lin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs lin". 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 #1,840,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.