# leek vs link

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leek
*noun · IPA /liːk/ · frequency rank #34,158*
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

### link
*noun · IPA /lɪŋk/ · frequency rank #1,108*
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leek-vs-link