Which to use
“leak” is a verb and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,874
- “leak” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 74762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leak | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leaken | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: leak vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set leak and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. leak runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Lemke's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: leak vs Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leak is averb and Lemkeaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leak is recorded at frequency rank #38,874, classified as averb, pronounced [liːk]. 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 74762, this pair ranks #325,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leak vs Lemke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "leak": a. Private to "Lemke": m.
"leak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leak" and "Lemke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leak" vs "Lemke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "leak" 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 #325,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leak" and "Lemke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leak vs Lees". 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 #325,030 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.