Which to use
“lind” is an adjective and “lung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,788
- “lind” frequency rank
- #36,488
- “lung” frequency rank
- 71276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lind | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angenehm mild, glatt, lauwarm | die Lunge |
Letter map: lind vs lung
Shared letters muted; letters that set lind and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lind and lung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for lind / lung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lind is anadjective and lunganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lind is recorded at frequency rank #34,788, classified as anadj, pronounced [lɪnt]. lung is at rank #36,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 71276, this pair ranks #421,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lind vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lind": di. Private to "lung": gu.
"lind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lind" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lind" or "lung" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "lind" vs "lung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lind" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lung 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 #421,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.