Which to use
“land” and “lynx” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #608
- “land” frequency rank
- #26,871
- “lynx” frequency rank
- 27479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | land | lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. | Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx. |
Where the eye mixes land and lynx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses land with lynx
A purely visual mix-up. land (/lænd/) and lynx (/lɪŋks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
land is recorded at frequency rank #608, classified as anoun, pronounced /lænd/. lynx is at rank #26,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋks/.
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 27479, this pair ranks #378,603 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of land vs lynx
Shared letters: ln. Private to "land": ad. Private to "lynx": xy.
"land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lynx" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "land" and "lynx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "land" or "lynx"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "land" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lynx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,603 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "land" and "lynx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lynx vs lyre". 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 #378,603 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.