link

\lɪŋk\

/\lɪŋk\/ adj

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The verdict

“link” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,611
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-link · link · French

link · rank #12,611 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,611
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loto

Nearest frequency peer: loto (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « link »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « link » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

link vs lit
50% similar
link vs lis
50% similar
link vs LNH
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for link
PropertyValue
Headwordlink
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɪŋk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,611
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « link »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.linkse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loto » (#12,612), « labo » (#12,609), « lus » (#12,613). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « link » est au #12,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around link (IPA \lɪŋk\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,611 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for link, with forms such as "ilnk", "likn", and "linkk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lit", "lis", "LNH", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is link, spelled L-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche.
  2. 2
    Tordu.
  3. 3
    Douteux.
  4. 4
    De gauche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how link appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die linke Spur auf der Autobahn ist die Überholspur.
  2. In Frankreich verkehren die Züge auf der linken Seite. In Deutschland ist es auf der rechten Seite.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilnk
  • likn
  • linkk
  • linnk
  • llink
  • lnik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of link - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilnk2likn2linkk1linnk1llink1lnik2
Edit distance from "link"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "link"?
"link" is spelled L-I-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is \lɪŋk\.
What does "link" mean?
As an adjective, "link" means: (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche.
What words are commonly confused with "link"?
"link" is commonly confused with "lit", "lis", "LNH". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "link"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "link" is \lɪŋk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "link" come from?
"link" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "link", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loto#12,612labo#12,609Kyle#12,608kilo#12,607

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jouit6 variantsmoelle6 variantsJanet6 variantspans6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list