Which to use
“Linde” is a noun and “Lindner” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,426
- “Linde” frequency rank
- #8,907
- “Lindner” frequency rank
- 22333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Linde | Lindner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laubbaum der Gattung Tilia | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname; Vorkommen in Deutschland und Österreich fast flächendeckend, größte Dichte in Sachsen, Franken und der Oberpfalz |
Where the eye mixes Linde and Lindner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Linde vs Lindner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Linde is [ˈlɪndə] while Lindner is [ˈlɪndnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Linde is recorded at frequency rank #13,426, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪndə]. Lindner is at rank #8,907, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈlɪndnɐ].
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 22333, this pair ranks #1,875,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Linde vs Lindner
Shared letters: deiln. Private to "Linde": -. Private to "Lindner": r.
"Linde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lindner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Linde" and "Lindner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Linde" or "Lindner"?
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 "Linde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lindner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Linde" and "Lindner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Linde vs lindert". 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 #1,875,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.