Which to use
“link” is an adjective and “lund” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,611
- “link” frequency rank
- #36,036
- “lund” frequency rank
- 48647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | link | lund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche. | Première personne du singulier du prétérit de linden. |
Where the eye mixes link and lund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between link and lund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: link is \lɪŋk\ while lund is \lʊnt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48647, 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\. lund is at rank #36,036, tagged as averb, pronounced \lʊnt\.
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 48647, this pair ranks #177,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of link vs lund
Shared letters: ln. Private to "link": ik. Private to "lund": du.
"link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "link" for "lund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "link" or "lund"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "link" and "lund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "link" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "link" and "lund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lund vs lure". 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 #177,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.