Which to use
“lies” and “links” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,660
- “lies” frequency rank
- #45,149
- “links” frequency rank
- 69809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lies | links |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lie. | Terrain de golf. |
Where the eye mixes lies and links
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lies runs 4 letters (CVVC) against links's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lies and links
A purely visual mix-up. lies (\li\) and links (\link\) 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 69809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lies is recorded at frequency rank #24,660, classified as anoun, pronounced \li\. links is at rank #45,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced \link\.
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 69809, this pair ranks #53,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lies vs links
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lies": e. Private to "links": kn.
"lies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lies" and "links" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lies" or "links"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lies" and "links" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "links" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lies" and "links" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "linges vs links". 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 #53,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.