Which to use
“links” is an adverb and “looks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #686
- “links” frequency rank
- #28,298
- “looks” frequency rank
- 28984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | links | looks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seitlich auf jener Seite, wo die meisten Menschen ihr Herz haben und schlagen spüren können | Plural des Substantivs look |
Letter map: links vs looks
Shared letters muted; letters that set links and looks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: links vs looks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: links is anadverb and looksanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
links is recorded at frequency rank #686, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɪŋks]. looks is at rank #28,298, 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 28984, this pair ranks #1,775,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of links vs looks
Shared letters: kls. Private to "links": in. Private to "looks": o.
"links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "looks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "links" and "looks" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "links" or "looks"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "links" and "looks".
- Full dictionary entry for "links" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "looks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "links" and "looks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looks 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 #1,775,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.