Which to use
“leihe” is a verb and “Lemke” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,394
- “leihe” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 63282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leihe | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: leihe vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set leihe and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. leihe (CVVCV) and Lemke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for leihe / Lemke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leihe 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 63282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leihe is recorded at frequency rank #27,394, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯ə]. 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 63282, this pair ranks #682,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leihe vs Lemke
Shared letters: el. Private to "leihe": hi. Private to "Lemke": km.
"leihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leihe" and "Lemke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leihe" or "Lemke"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leihe" and "Lemke".
- Full dictionary entry for "leihe" 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 #682,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leihe" 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 #682,331 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.