LemkevsmotocrossConfusable pair

Quick tell: Lemke is a name, motocross is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Lemke” is a name and “motocross” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,888
“Lemke” frequency rank
#49,906
“motocross” frequency rank
85794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lemke motocross
Definition deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname Motocross

Letter map: Lemke vs motocross

Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and motocross apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Lemke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against motocross's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Lemke
9 ch
motocross

Role in the sentence - Lemke and motocross

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and motocrossanoun. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. motocross is at rank #49,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 85794, this pair ranks #103,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs motocross

Shared letters: m. Private to "Lemke": ekl. Private to "motocross": corst.

"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "motocross" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lemke ← elmke · lekme · lemek · lemkke · lemmke · llemke · lmeke
  • motocross ← mmotocross · mootcross · motcoross · motoccross · motocorss · motocros · motocroß · motocrross

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Lemke" for "motocross" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Lemke" is a name and "motocross" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Lemke" or "motocross"?
"Lemke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,888 in our German list, against #49,906 for "motocross". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lemke" and "motocross".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "motocross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lemke" and "motocross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motocross 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 #103,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list