Which to use
“linge” and “longo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,842
- “linge” frequency rank
- #49,771
- “longo” frequency rank
- 56613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linge | longo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu de fil ou de coton servant à l’usage du corps ou à des emplois domestiques. | Bras. |
Where the eye mixes linge and longo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. linge and longo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: linge vs longo
A purely visual mix-up. linge (\lɛ̃ʒ\) and longo (\loŋo\) 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 56613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linge is recorded at frequency rank #6,842, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃ʒ\. longo is at rank #49,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced \loŋo\.
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 56613, this pair ranks #119,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of linge vs longo
Shared letters: gln. Private to "linge": ei. Private to "longo": o.
"linge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "longo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linge" and "longo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "linge" vs "longo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "linge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linge" and "longo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobo vs longo". 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 #119,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.