linden
/ˈlɪn.dən/
"linden" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“linden” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,424 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,424
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Made of lime-wood.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linden |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɪn.dən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,424 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “linden” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for linden is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlɪn.dən/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,424 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Made of lime-wood.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for linden, with forms such as "ilnden", "lidnen", and "lindden". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "line", "linn", "lines", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Li… The correct English form is linden, spelled L-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Made of lime-wood.
Etymology
From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilnden,lidnen,lindden,lindenn,lindne,linedn,linnden,llinden,lniden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of linden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “linden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɪn.dən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “line” - see the side-by-side comparison. linden vs line
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.