Which to use
“link” is an adjective and “Loing” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,611
- “link” frequency rank
- #35,133
- “Loing” frequency rank
- 47744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | link | Loing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche. | Rivière tributaire de la Seine. |
Where the eye mixes link and Loing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses link with Loing
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: link is \lɪŋk\ while Loing is \lwɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
link is recorded at frequency rank #12,611, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɪŋk\. Loing is at rank #35,133, tagged as aname, pronounced \lwɛ̃\.
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 47744, this pair ranks #184,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of link vs Loing
Shared letters: iln. Private to "link": k. Private to "Loing": go.
"link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Loing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "link" for "Loing" ever safe?
Frequency check: "link" vs "Loing" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "link" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Loing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "link" and "Loing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loing vs loving". 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 #184,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.