Which to use
“lin” and “Linky” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,118
- “lin” frequency rank
- #35,128
- “Linky” frequency rank
- 43246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lin | Linky |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante herbacée de la famille des Linacées, à feuilles simples, à fleurs généralement bleues, cultivée dans les pays tempérés pour ses graines oléagineuses et pour la fibre textile que fournit sa tige. | Compteur électrique interactif installé en France. |
Where the eye mixes lin and Linky
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lin and Linky
A purely visual mix-up. lin (\lɛ̃\) and Linky (\lin.ki\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lin” sits inside “Linky”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lin is recorded at frequency rank #8,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃\. Linky is at rank #35,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lin.ki\.
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 43246, this pair ranks #219,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lin vs Linky
Shared letters: iln. Private to "lin": -. Private to "Linky": ky.
"lin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Linky" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Linky ← ilnky · likny · linkky · linkyy · linnky · linyk · llinky · lniky
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lin" and "Linky" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lin" or "Linky"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lin" and "Linky" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Linky" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lin" and "Linky" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Linky vs Livry". 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 #219,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.