lince

/ˈlĩ.sɨ/

//ˈlĩ.sɨ// noun

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The verdict

“lince” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - designação comum a três espécies de mamíferos do gênero Felis, da família dos felídeos, com cauda curta ou muito curta e tufos de pelos nas orelhas

Corpus desk

Index PT-lince · lince · Portuguese

lince · rank #40,653 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,653
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lime

Nearest frequency peer: lime (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lince”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “lince” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lince vs Link
40% similar
lince vs live
60% similar
lince vs lise
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lince
PropertyValue
Headwordlince
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlĩ.sɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,653
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lince”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lincecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lime” (#40,652), “litúrgico” (#40,655), “lift” (#40,650). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lince” fica em #40,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lince (IPA /ˈlĩ.sɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,653 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lince, with forms such as "ilnce", "licne", and "lincce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Link", "live", "lise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is lince, spelled L-I-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    designação comum a três espécies de mamíferos do gênero Felis, da família dos felídeos, com cauda curta ou muito curta e tufos de pelos nas orelhas
  2. 2
    felino encontrado na América do Norte, Europa e Ásia (Felis lynx), especialmente noturno, de pelagem longa e densa, geralmente amarronzada e cauda com anéis e ponta pretos
  3. 3
    felino ameaçado de extinção (F. pardina), encontrado somente em Portugal e na Espanha; lobo-cerval
  4. 4
    felino encontrado do Canadá ao México (F. rufus), semelhante ao F. lynx, mas de porte menor e pelagem mais curta
  5. 5
    indivíduo que enxerga muito bem
  6. 6
    pessoa muito inteligente e perspicaz

This word in other languages

lynx(English)lince(Español)lynx(Français)Luchs(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilnce
  • licne
  • lincce
  • linec
  • linnce
  • llince
  • lnice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lince - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilnce2licne2lincce1linec2linnce1llince1lnice2
Edit distance from "lince"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lince"?
"lince" is spelled L-I-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlĩ.sɨ/.
What does "lince" mean?
As a noun, "lince" means: designação comum a três espécies de mamíferos do gênero Felis, da família dos felídeos, com cauda curta ou muito curta e tufos de pelos nas orelhas
What words are commonly confused with "lince"?
"lince" is commonly confused with "Link", "live", "lise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lince"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lince" is /ˈlĩ.sɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lince" come from?
"lince" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lince", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lavra#40,647ferra#40,575tordo#40,815turvo#40,828

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

xeique7 variantsbueiro7 variantstrapo7 variantsesteio7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list