Which to use
“link” is an adjective and “lung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,611
- “link” frequency rank
- #46,871
- “lung” frequency rank
- 59482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | link | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Non comparable, utilisé uniquement comme épithète, sans prédicat) Gauche, de gauche. | Poumon. |
Where the eye mixes link and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between link and lung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: link is \lɪŋk\ while lung is \lʌŋ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59482, 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\. lung is at rank #46,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lʌŋ\.
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 59482, this pair ranks #102,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of link vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "link": ik. Private to "lung": gu.
"link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "link" and "lung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "link" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "lung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "link" and "lung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "longo vs lung". 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 #102,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.