Which to use
“Lemke” is a name and “lenken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- #8,098
- “lenken” frequency rank
- 43986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemke | lenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | an einen bestimmten Ort, an ein Ziel führen |
Letter map: Lemke vs lenken
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and lenken apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Lemke and lenken
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and lenkenaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. lenken is at rank #8,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛŋkn̩].
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 43986, this pair ranks #1,400,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs lenken
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Lemke": m. Private to "lenken": n.
"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lenken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lemke" and "lenken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lemke" or "lenken"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Lemke" vs "lenken" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,400,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemke" and "lenken" 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 #1,400,741 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.