Which to use
“lander” and “linker” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,886
- “lander” frequency rank
- #48,865
- “linker” frequency rank
- 72751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lander | linker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who lands, or who lands something. | That which links. |
Where the eye mixes lander and linker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lander and linker follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lander with linker
A purely visual mix-up. lander ([ˈlændə]) and linker (/ˈlɪŋkɚ/) 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 72751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lander is recorded at frequency rank #23,886, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlændə]. 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 72751, this pair ranks #41,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lander vs linker
Shared letters: elnr. Private to "lander": ad. Private to "linker": ik.
"lander" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "linker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lander" and "linker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lander" or "linker" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lander" and "linker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lander" 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 #41,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lander" 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 #41,983 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.