Which to use
“lino” and “lis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,720
- “lino” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “lis” frequency rank
- 28867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lino | lis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Linoléum. | Genre de liliacées qui porte, sur une haute tige, des fleurs à trois pétales et trois sépales pétaloïdes. |
Where the eye mixes lino and lis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lino and lis
A purely visual mix-up. lino (\li.no\) and lis (\lis\) 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 28867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lino is recorded at frequency rank #25,720, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.no\. lis is at rank #3,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lis\.
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 28867, this pair ranks #320,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lino vs lis
Shared letters: il. Private to "lino": no. Private to "lis": s.
"lino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lino ← ilno · linno · llino · lnio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lino" for "lis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lino" or "lis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lino" and "lis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lino" and "lis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lino vs longo". 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 #320,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.