LinkvslungWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,519
“Link” frequency rank
#36,488
“lung” frequency rank
38007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Letter map: Link vs lung

Shared letters muted; letters that set Link and lung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Link
4 ch
lung

Corpus notes: Link and lung

Link and lung 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 38007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Link is recorded at frequency rank #1,519, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɪŋk]. 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 38007, this pair ranks #1,575,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Link vs lung

Shared letters: ln. Private to "Link": ik. Private to "lung": gu.

"Link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Linkilnk · likn · linkk · linnk · llink · lnik
  • lungllung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Link" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Link" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
"Link" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,519 in our German list, against #36,488 for "lung". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Link" and "lung".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Link" 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 #1,575,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Link" 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 #1,575,324 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