Which to use
“lynch” and “lyncher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,062
- “lynch” frequency rank
- #40,848
- “lyncher” frequency rank
- 59910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lynch | lyncher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de lynchen. | Exécuter sans jugement (d’après ce que les Américains du Nord appellent la loi de Lynch, la loi du talion). |
Where the eye mixes lynch and lyncher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lynch runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against lyncher's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lynch vs lyncher
A purely visual mix-up. lynch (\lʏnç\) and lyncher (\lɛ̃.ʃe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lynch” sits inside “lyncher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lynch is recorded at frequency rank #19,062, classified as averb, pronounced \lʏnç\. lyncher is at rank #40,848, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ̃.ʃe\.
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 59910, this pair ranks #100,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lynch vs lyncher
Shared letters: chlny. Private to "lynch": -. Private to "lyncher": er.
"lynch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lyncher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lynch" for "lyncher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lynch" vs "lyncher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lynch" and "lyncher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lynch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lyncher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lynch" and "lyncher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Larcher vs lyncher". 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 #100,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.