Which to use
“Lingen” is a name and “linkes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,419
- “Lingen” frequency rank
- #19,293
- “linkes” frequency rank
- 41712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lingen | linkes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs link |
Where the eye mixes Lingen and linkes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lingen and linkes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lingen is [ˈlɪŋən] while linkes is [ˈlɪŋkəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lingen is recorded at frequency rank #22,419, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlɪŋən]. linkes is at rank #19,293, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɪŋkəs].
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 41712, this pair ranks #1,471,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lingen vs linkes
Shared letters: eiln. Private to "Lingen": g. Private to "linkes": ks.
"Lingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "linkes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lingen" and "linkes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Lingen" or "linkes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lingen" and "linkes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lingen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,471,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lingen" and "linkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lenzen vs Lingen". 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 #1,471,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.