Which to use
“likes” is a verb and “links” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,771
- “likes” frequency rank
- #686
- “links” frequency rank
- 17457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | likes | links |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like | seitlich auf jener Seite, wo die meisten Menschen ihr Herz haben und schlagen spüren können |
Letter map: likes vs links
Shared letters muted; letters that set likes and links apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for likes / links
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: likes is averb and linksanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
likes is recorded at frequency rank #16,771, classified as averb, pronounced […]. links is at rank #686, tagged as anadv, pronounced [lɪŋks].
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 17457, this pair ranks #1,927,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of likes vs links
Shared letters: ikls. Private to "likes": e. Private to "links": n.
"likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "likes" and "links" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "likes" or "links"?
Useful next steps
Pair "likes" vs "links" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "likes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "links" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,927,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "likes" and "links" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "likes vs puzzles". 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 #1,927,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.