Which to use
“Link” is a noun and “links” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,496
- “Link” frequency rank
- #3,025
- “links” frequency rank
- 4521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Link | links |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | link, liame | à esquerda |
Where the eye mixes Link and links
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Link vs links
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Link is /lɪŋk/ while links is /lɪŋks/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Link” sits inside “links”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Link is recorded at frequency rank #1,496, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɪŋk/. 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 4521, this pair ranks #70,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Link vs links
Shared letters: ikln. Private to "Link": -. Private to "links": s.
"Link" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "links" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Link" and "links" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Link" or "links" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Link" 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 #70,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Link" and "links" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liana vs Link". 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 #70,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.