Which to use
“leckt” is a verb and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,337
- “leckt” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 57225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckt | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: leckt vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set leckt and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for leckt / Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leckt 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 57225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckt is recorded at frequency rank #21,337, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛkt]. 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 57225, this pair ranks #909,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leckt vs Lemke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "leckt": ct. Private to "Lemke": m.
"leckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leckt" and "Lemke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leckt" or "Lemke"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leckt" and "Lemke".
- Full dictionary entry for "leckt" 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 #909,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckt" 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 #909,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.