Which to use
“leaks” is a verb and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,748
- “leaks” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 64636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaks | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leak | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: leaks vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set leaks and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: leaks vs Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leaks is averb and Lemkeaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaks is recorded at frequency rank #28,748, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 64636, this pair ranks #634,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leaks vs Lemke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "leaks": as. Private to "Lemke": m.
"leaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leaks" and "Lemke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leaks" vs "Lemke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "leaks" vs "Lemke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "leaks" 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 #634,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaks" and "Lemke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lemke vs puzzles". 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 #634,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.