LimovsLinkTell them apart

Which to use

“Limo” and “Link” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,399
“Limo” frequency rank
#1,519
“Link” frequency rank
28918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Limo Link
Definition Limonade eine gekennzeichnete Zeichenfolge, die bei Aktivierung durch Anklicken zu einem entsprechenden Ziel weiterleitet

Where the eye mixes Limo and Link

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Limo
4 ch
Link

Look-alike desk: Limo vs Link

A purely visual mix-up. Limo ([ˈlɪmo]) and Link ([lɪŋk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Limo is recorded at frequency rank #27,399, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪmo]. 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 28918, this pair ranks #1,776,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Limo vs Link

Shared letters: il. Private to "Limo": mo. Private to "Link": kn.

"Limo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Limoilmo · limmo · liom · llimo · lmio
  • Linkilnk · likn · linkk · linnk · llink · lnik

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Limo" and "Link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlɪmo] versus [lɪŋk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Limo" vs "Link" - which ranks higher?
"Link" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,519 in our German list, against #27,399 for "Limo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Limo" 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 #1,776,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Limo" and "Link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Limo". 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 #1,776,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list