# Linke vs Linux

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Linke
*noun · IPA [ˈlɪŋkə] · frequency rank #1,185*
die links gelegene Hand

### Linux
*noun · IPA [ˈliːnʊks] · frequency rank #6,217*
der Name eines freien Betriebssystemkernels

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/linke-vs-linux