Which to use
“link” and “lung” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,265
- “link” frequency rank
- #45,426
- “lung” frequency rank
- 48691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | link | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conexión. | Pulmón. |
Where the eye mixes link and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between link and lung
A purely visual mix-up. link (/lɪŋk/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
link is recorded at frequency rank #3,265, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋk/. 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 48691, this pair ranks #113,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of link vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "link": ik. Private to "lung": gu.
"link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "link" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "link" 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 "link" 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 #113,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "link" 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 #113,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.