Which to use
“Lemke” is a name and “lenk” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- #27,396
- “lenk” frequency rank
- 63284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemke | lenk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken |
Letter map: Lemke vs lenk
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and lenk apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Lemke vs lenk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and lenkaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. lenk is at rank #27,396, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛŋk].
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 63284, this pair ranks #682,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs lenk
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Lemke": m. Private to "lenk": n.
"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lenk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Lemke" vs "lenk" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #682,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemke" and "lenk" 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 #682,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.