Which to use
“links” and “Linky” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,149
- “links” frequency rank
- #35,128
- “Linky” frequency rank
- 80277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | links | Linky |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terrain de golf. | Compteur électrique interactif installé en France. |
Where the eye mixes links and Linky
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. links (CVCCC) and Linky (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between links and Linky
A purely visual mix-up. links (\link\) and Linky (\lin.ki\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “links” becomes y in “Linky”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
links is recorded at frequency rank #45,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \link\. Linky is at rank #35,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lin.ki\.
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 80277, this pair ranks #21,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of links vs Linky
Shared letters: ikln. Private to "links": s. Private to "Linky": y.
"links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Linky" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "links" and "Linky" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "links" or "Linky" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "links" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Linky" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "links" and "Linky" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "linges vs links". 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 #21,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.