Links or lynx?
links is a noun meaning “A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea”; lynx is a noun meaning “Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx”. They sound the same (/lɪŋks/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) links is about 46 times as common as lynx.
What is the difference between links and lynx?
| links | lynx | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea | Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | lynxes |
| Pronunciation | /lɪŋks/ | /lɪŋks/ |
| In writing | 52 times per million words | 1.1 times per million words |
Sources: links and lynx in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of links and lynx
links
- 1
A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea
lynx
- 1
Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, links or lynx?
links appears 52 times per million words; lynx 1.1 times per million words.
links 52 times per million wordslynx 1.1 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search links vs lynx?
“links vs lynx” is searched about 30 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“lynx vs links”, “links or lynx”).
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