Which to use
“lancer” and “linker” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,953
- “lancer” frequency rank
- #48,865
- “linker” frequency rank
- 83818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancer | linker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon. | That which links. |
Letter map: lancer vs linker
Shared letters muted; letters that set lancer and linker apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lancer and linker follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lancer vs linker
lancer and linker are indexed as a confusable English 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 83818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancer is recorded at frequency rank #34,953, classified as anoun. linker is at rank #48,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɪŋkɚ/.
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 83818, this pair ranks #13,105 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lancer vs linker
Shared letters: elnr. Private to "lancer": ac. Private to "linker": ik.
"lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "linker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "lancer" vs "linker" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "lancer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,105 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancer" and "linker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liken vs linker". 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 #13,105 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.