Which to use
“Lemgo” and “Lemke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,818
- “Lemgo” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- 60706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemgo | Lemke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: Lemgo vs Lemke
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemgo and Lemke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Lemgo and Lemke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - Lemgo / Lemke
Lemgo and Lemke are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemgo is recorded at frequency rank #24,818, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlɛmɡo]. 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 60706, this pair ranks #776,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lemgo vs Lemke
Shared letters: elm. Private to "Lemgo": go. Private to "Lemke": k.
"Lemgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lemgo" and "Lemke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lemgo" vs "Lemke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Lemgo" vs "Lemke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemgo" 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 #776,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemgo" 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 #776,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.