Which to use
“len” and “lung” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,131
- “len” frequency rank
- #45,426
- “lung” frequency rank
- 75557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | len | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vestido. | Pulmón. |
Where the eye mixes len and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: len vs lung
A purely visual mix-up. len (/len/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
len is recorded at frequency rank #30,131, classified as anoun, pronounced /len/. 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 75557, this pair ranks #19,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of len vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "len": e. Private to "lung": gu.
"len" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lung ← llung · lnug · lugn · lungg · lunng · ulng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "len" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "len" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "len" 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 #19,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "len" 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 #19,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.