Which to use
“lily” and “Link” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,638
- “lily” frequency rank
- #1,519
- “Link” frequency rank
- 21157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lily | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Lilie | eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet |
Letter map: lily vs Link
Shared letters muted; letters that set lily and Link apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - lily / Link
lily and Link are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lily is recorded at frequency rank #19,638, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Link is at rank #1,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɪŋk].
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 21157, this pair ranks #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lily vs Link
Shared letters: il. Private to "lily": y. Private to "Link": kn.
"lily" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lily" and "Link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lily" vs "Link" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lily" and "Link".
- Full dictionary entry for "lily" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Link" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lily" and "Link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lily 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 #1,889,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.