Which to use
“land” and “lung” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,695
- “land” frequency rank
- #45,426
- “lung” frequency rank
- 56121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | land | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tierra. | Pulmón. |
Where the eye mixes land and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between land and lung
A purely visual mix-up. land (/lænd/) and lung (/lʌŋ/) 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 56121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
land is recorded at frequency rank #10,695, classified as anoun, pronounced /lænd/. lung is at rank #45,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌŋ/.
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 56121, this pair ranks #75,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of land vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "land": ad. Private to "lung": gu.
"land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "land" for "lung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "land" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "land" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "land" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs lung". 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 #75,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.