Which to use
“Lemke” is a name and “like” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- #4,288
- “like” frequency rank
- 40176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemke | like |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liken |
Letter map: Lemke vs like
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and like apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Lemke and like
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and likeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. like is at rank #4,288, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯kə].
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 40176, this pair ranks #1,515,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs like
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Lemke": m. Private to "like": i.
"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "like" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lemke" for "like" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lemke" vs "like" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Lemke" vs "like" 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 "like" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemke" and "like" 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 #1,515,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.