# Lemke vs Linke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lemke
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #35,888*
deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

### Linke
*noun · IPA [ˈlɪŋkə] · frequency rank #1,185*
die links gelegene Hand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lemke-vs-linke