Which to use
“Lemke” is a name and “locke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- #20,327
- “locke” frequency rank
- 56215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemke | locke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs locken |
Letter map: Lemke vs locke
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and locke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Lemke and locke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Lemke / locke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and lockeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. locke is at rank #20,327, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɔkə].
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 56215, this pair ranks #948,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs locke
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Lemke": m. Private to "locke": co.
"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "locke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lemke" and "locke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Lemke" vs "locke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lemke" and "locke".
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "locke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #948,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemke" and "locke" 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 #948,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.