Which to use
“linking” and “listing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,578
- “linking” frequency rank
- #4,171
- “listing” frequency rank
- 11749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linking | listing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serving to connect other things together. | As listed or shown on a listing. |
Where the eye mixes linking and listing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses linking with listing
A purely visual mix-up. linking (/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/) and listing (/ˈlɪstɪŋ/) 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 11749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linking is recorded at frequency rank #7,578, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/. listing is at rank #4,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɪstɪŋ/.
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 11749, this pair ranks #485,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of linking vs listing
Shared letters: giln. Private to "linking": k. Private to "listing": st.
"linking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "listing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linking" and "listing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "linking" vs "listing" - 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 "linking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "listing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linking" and "listing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "listing vs Liston". 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 #485,353 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.