Which to use
“lark” and “link” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,221
- “lark” frequency rank
- #1,108
- “link” frequency rank
- 25329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lark | link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. | A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. |
Where the eye mixes lark and link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lark and link
A purely visual mix-up. lark (/lɑːk/) and link (/lɪŋk/) 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 25329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lark is recorded at frequency rank #24,221, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑːk/. link is at rank #1,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋk/.
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 25329, this pair ranks #395,130 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lark vs link
Shared letters: kl. Private to "lark": ar. Private to "link": in.
"lark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lark" for "link" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lark" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "link" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,130 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lark" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lark vs lav". 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 #395,130 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.