Which to use
“lime” and “link” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,814
- “lime” frequency rank
- #1,108
- “link” frequency rank
- 9922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lime | link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). | A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. |
Where the eye mixes lime and link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lime and link
A purely visual mix-up. lime (/laɪm/) 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 9922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lime is recorded at frequency rank #8,814, classified as anoun, pronounced /laɪm/. 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 9922, this pair ranks #494,910 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lime vs link
Shared letters: il. Private to "lime": em. Private to "link": kn.
"lime" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lime" and "link" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lime" or "link"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lime" and "link" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lime" 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 #494,910 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lime" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lime vs lope". 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 #494,910 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.