Which to use
“links” and “linn” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,149
- “links” frequency rank
- #46,866
- “linn” frequency rank
- 92015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | links | linn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terrain de golf. | Ville. |
Where the eye mixes links and linn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. links runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against linn's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses links with linn
A purely visual mix-up. links (\link\) and linn (\linʲˑ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92015, 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\. linn is at rank #46,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced \linʲˑ\.
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 92015, this pair ranks #3,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of links vs linn
Shared letters: iln. Private to "links": ks. Private to "linn": -.
"links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "linn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "links" for "linn" ever safe?
Frequency check: "links" vs "linn" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "links" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "links" and "linn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "linn 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 #3,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.