Which to use
“lame” is a noun and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,857
- “lame” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 85745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lame | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: lame vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set lame and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lame runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Lemke's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - lame and Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lame is anoun and Lemkeaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lame is recorded at frequency rank #49,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [lam]. Lemke is at rank #35,888, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 85745, this pair ranks #103,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lame vs Lemke
Shared letters: elm. Private to "lame": a. Private to "Lemke": k.
"lame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lame" and "Lemke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lame" or "Lemke"?
After this comparison
You've compared "lame" and "Lemke". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lame" and "Lemke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lame". 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 #103,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.