Which to use
“liant” and “link” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,989
- “liant” frequency rank
- #12,611
- “link” frequency rank
- 30600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liant | link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est propre à lier, qui est souple, élastique, non cassant. | (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche. |
Where the eye mixes liant and link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses liant with link
A purely visual mix-up. liant (\ljɑ̃\) 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 30600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liant is recorded at frequency rank #17,989, classified as anadj, pronounced \ljɑ̃\. link is at rank #12,611, tagged as anadj, 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 30600, this pair ranks #309,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of liant vs link
Shared letters: iln. Private to "liant": at. Private to "link": k.
"liant" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liant" for "link" ever safe?
Frequency check: "liant" vs "link" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "liant" 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 #309,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liant" and "link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liait vs liant". 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 #309,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.