Which to use
“lince” and “lunch” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,906
- “lince” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “lunch” frequency rank
- 74826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lince | lunch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mamífero carnívoro de la familia félidos, muy parecido al gato montés. | Una comida ligera usualmente comida alrededor del mediodía, especialmente si no es la principal comida del día; lonche. |
Where the eye mixes lince and lunch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lince (CVCCV) and lunch (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lince vs lunch
A purely visual mix-up. lince ([ˈlĩnse]) and lunch (/lʌnt͡ʃ/) 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 74826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lince is recorded at frequency rank #26,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlĩnse]. lunch is at rank #47,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌnt͡ʃ/.
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 74826, this pair ranks #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lince vs lunch
Shared letters: cln. Private to "lince": ei. Private to "lunch": hu.
"lince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lunch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lince" and "lunch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lince" or "lunch" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lince" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lince" and "lunch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lunch vs luzca". 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 #20,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.