Which to use
“Lemke” is a name and “orders” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,888
- “Lemke” frequency rank
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- 85829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemke | orders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order |
Letter map: Lemke vs orders
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lemke and orders apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Lemke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against orders's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Lemke and orders
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lemke is aname and ordersaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemke is recorded at frequency rank #35,888, classified as aname, pronounced […]. orders is at rank #49,941, tagged as averb, 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 85829, this pair ranks #102,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lemke vs orders
Shared letters: e. Private to "Lemke": klm. Private to "orders": dors.
"Lemke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lemke" for "orders" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lemke" vs "orders" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Lemke" and "orders". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemke" and "orders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orders 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 #102,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.