Which to use
“lilás” is a noun and “links” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,800
- “lilás” frequency rank
- #3,025
- “links” frequency rank
- 29825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lilás | links |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta da família das Oleáceas com flores arroxeadas | à esquerda |
Where the eye mixes lilás and links
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lilás (CVCVC) and links (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lilás and links
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lilás is /li.ˈlaʃ/ while links is /lɪŋks/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lilás is recorded at frequency rank #26,800, classified as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈlaʃ/. links is at rank #3,025, tagged as anadv, pronounced /lɪŋks/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 29825, this pair ranks #38,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lilás vs links
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lilás": á. Private to "links": kn.
"lilás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- links ← ilnks · likns · linkks · linkss · linnks · linsk · llinks · lniks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lilás" for "links" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lilás" vs "links" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lilás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "links" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lilás" and "links" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lilás vs lipa". 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 #38,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.