Which to use
“linn” and “lung” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,866
- “linn” frequency rank
- #46,871
- “lung” frequency rank
- 93737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linn | lung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville. | Poumon. |
Where the eye mixes linn and lung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. linn and lung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses linn with lung
A purely visual mix-up. linn (\linʲˑ\) and lung (\lʌŋ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linn is recorded at frequency rank #46,866, classified as anoun, pronounced \linʲˑ\. 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 93737, this pair ranks #2,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of linn vs lung
Shared letters: ln. Private to "linn": i. Private to "lung": gu.
"linn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "linn" for "lung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "linn" vs "lung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "linn" 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 #2,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linn" 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 #2,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.