Which to use
“lindo” is an adjective and “lino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,863
- “lindo” frequency rank
- #14,638
- “lino” frequency rank
- 16501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lindo | lino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es agradable a la vista o al ánimo, con un toque de ternura. | (Linum spp.) Género de plantas herbáceas nativas de la India, cultivadas desde la Antigüedad por sus varias propiedades; se utiliza su fibra para hilandería, y su semilla, llamada linaza, para producir harina y aceite. Son hierbas de pequeño tamaño, hasta 70 cm, con el tallo recto, hueco y cilíndrico, las hojas angostas y puntiagudas, de color verde muy brillante, y flores terminales de color azul claro. De las numerosas especies la de más valor comercial es L. usitatissimum. |
Where the eye mixes lindo and lino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lindo and lino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lindo is [ˈlĩn̪d̪o] while lino is [ˈlino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lindo is recorded at frequency rank #1,863, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩn̪d̪o]. lino is at rank #14,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlino].
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 16501, this pair ranks #275,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lindo vs lino
Shared letters: ilno. Private to "lindo": d. Private to "lino": -.
"lindo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lindo" for "lino" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lindo" vs "lino" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lindo" and "lino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lindo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lindo" and "lino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lino vs longo". 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 #275,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.