Which to use
“lide” and “Link” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,388
- “lide” frequency rank
- #1,496
- “Link” frequency rank
- 24884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lide | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trabalho árduo | link, liame |
Where the eye mixes lide and Link
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lide and Link
A purely visual mix-up. lide (/ˈli.dɨ/) and Link (/lɪŋk/) 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 24884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lide is recorded at frequency rank #23,388, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈli.dɨ/. Link is at rank #1,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋk/.
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 24884, this pair ranks #44,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lide vs Link
Shared letters: il. Private to "lide": de. Private to "Link": kn.
"lide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lide" and "Link" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lide" or "Link"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lide" and "Link" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Link" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lide" and "Link" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lide vs ludo". 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 #44,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.