Which to use
“lines” and “link” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,009
- “lines” frequency rank
- #3,265
- “link” frequency rank
- 45274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lines | link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La forma exterior o proporciones de un barco, edificio, etcétera. | Conexión. |
Where the eye mixes lines and link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lines with link
A purely visual mix-up. lines (/laɪnz/) 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 45274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lines is recorded at frequency rank #42,009, classified as anoun, pronounced /laɪnz/. 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 45274, this pair ranks #132,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lines vs link
Shared letters: iln. Private to "lines": es. Private to "link": k.
"lines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lines" and "link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lines" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lines" and "link" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lines" 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 #132,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lines" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs lines". 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 #132,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.