Which to use
“Lehre” is a noun and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,840
- “Lehre” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 38728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehre | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: Lehre vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lehre and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Lehre and Lemke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Lehre vs Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lehre is anoun and Lemkeaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehre is recorded at frequency rank #2,840, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁə]. 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 38728, this pair ranks #1,556,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehre vs Lemke
Shared letters: el. Private to "Lehre": hr. Private to "Lemke": km.
"Lehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lehre" and "Lemke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lehre" or "Lemke"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Lehre" and "Lemke". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehre" 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 #1,556,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehre" 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 #1,556,197 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.