líneavslinkConfusable pair

Which to use

“línea” and “link” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#445
“línea” frequency rank
#3,265
“link” frequency rank
3710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature línea link
Definition Serie continua de puntos sucesivos formando una raya o segmento longitudinal en cualquier trayecto (recto, curvo, etc.). Conexión.

Where the eye mixes línea and link

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
línea
4 ch
link

Look-alike desk: línea vs link

A purely visual mix-up. línea ([ˈlinea]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

línea is recorded at frequency rank #445, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlinea]. 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 3710, this pair ranks #317,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of línea vs link

Shared letters: ln. Private to "línea": aeí. Private to "link": ik.

"línea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • linkilnk · likn · linkk · linnk · llink · lnik

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "línea" for "link" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlinea] versus /lɪŋk/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "línea" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
"línea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #445 in our Spanish list, against #3,265 for "link". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "línea" and "link" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "línea" 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 #317,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "línea" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs link". 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 #317,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list