Which to use
“lane” and “link” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,887
- “lane” frequency rank
- #3,265
- “link” frequency rank
- 19152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lane | link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carril. | Conexión. |
Where the eye mixes lane and link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lane and link
A purely visual mix-up. lane (/leɪn/) and link (/lɪŋk/) 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 19152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lane is recorded at frequency rank #15,887, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪn/. link is at rank #3,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋk/.
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 19152, this pair ranks #264,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lane vs link
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lane": ae. Private to "link": ik.
"lane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lane" and "link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lane" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lane" and "link" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "link" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lane" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lane vs llené". 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 #264,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.