Which to use
“lince” is a noun and “links” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,653
- “lince” frequency rank
- #3,025
- “links” frequency rank
- 43678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lince | links |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | à esquerda |
Where the eye mixes lince and links
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lince (CVCCV) and links (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lince and links
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lince is /ˈlĩ.sɨ/ 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 43678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lince is recorded at frequency rank #40,653, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlĩ.sɨ/. 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 43678, this pair ranks #21,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lince vs links
Shared letters: iln. Private to "lince": ce. Private to "links": ks.
"lince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lince" and "links" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lince" or "links" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lince" 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 #21,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lince" and "links" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lime vs lince". 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 #21,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.