Which to use
“link” is an adjective and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,611
- “link” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 55051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | link | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: link vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set link and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: link vs loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: link is anadjective and loinsanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55051, 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\. loins is at rank #42,440, tagged as anadv.
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 55051, this pair ranks #129,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of link vs loins
Shared letters: iln. Private to "link": k. Private to "loins": os.
"link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "link" and "loins" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "link" or "loins" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "link" vs "loins" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "link" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "link" and "loins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins 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 #129,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.