limovslinkTell them apart

Which to use

“limo” and “link” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,875
“limo” frequency rank
#1,108
“link” frequency rank
19983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature limo link
Definition Clipping of limousine. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

Where the eye mixes limo and link

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
limo
4 ch
link

Look-alike desk: limo vs link

A purely visual mix-up. limo (/ˈlɪ.məʊ/) 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 19983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

limo is recorded at frequency rank #18,875, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɪ.məʊ/. 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 19983, this pair ranks #434,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of limo vs link

Shared letters: il. Private to "limo": mo. Private to "link": kn.

"limo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • limoilmo · limmo · liom · llimo · lmio
  • linkilnk · likn · linkk · linnk · llink · lnik

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "limo" and "link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈlɪ.məʊ/ versus /lɪŋk/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "limo" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
"link" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,108 in our English list, against #18,875 for "limo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "limo" 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 #434,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "limo" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "LIF vs limo". 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 #434,354 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list