lindvsLundyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lind is a noun, Lundy is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“lind” is a noun and “Lundy” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,225
“lind” frequency rank
#44,314
“Lundy” frequency rank
80539
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lind Lundy
Definition The lime tree, or linden tree. An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lind and Lundy apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
lind
5 ch
Lundy

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lind is anoun and Lundyaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lind is recorded at frequency rank #36,225, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɪnd/. Lundy is at rank #44,314, tagged as aname.

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 80539, this pair ranks #19,586 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lind vs Lundy

Shared letters: dln. Private to "lind": i. Private to "Lundy": uy.

"lind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Lundy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lind ← ilnd · lidn · lindd · linnd · llind · lnid
  • Lundy ← llundy · lnudy · ludny · lunddy · lundyy · lunndy · lunyd · ulndy

Frequency comparison

lind#36,225
Lundy#44,314

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lind" and "Lundy" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lind" is a noun and "Lundy" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lind" or "Lundy"?
"lind" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,225 in our English list, against #44,314 for "Lundy". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering lind vs Lundy

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “lind”; for a name, it's “Lundy”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lind” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list