Lemgo

[ˈlɛmɡo]

/[ˈlɛmɡo]/ name

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The verdict

“Lemgo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,818
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-lemgo · Lemgo · German

Lemgo · rank #24,818 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,818
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leidenschaftl…

Nearest frequency peer: leidenschaftlicher (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lemgo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lemgo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lemgo vs Leo
60% similar
Lemgo vs Logo
60% similar
Lemgo vs LMAO
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lemgo
PropertyValue
HeadwordLemgo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlɛmɡo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,818
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lemgo“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lemgoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leidenschaftlicher“ (#24,817), „Lilli“ (#24,819), „leichtere“ (#24,816). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lemgo“ bei #24,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lemgo (IPA [ˈlɛmɡo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,818 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lemgo, with forms such as "elmgo", "legmo", and "lemggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Leo", "Logo", "LMAO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lemgo, spelled L-E-M-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lemgo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lemgo liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elmgo
  • legmo
  • lemggo
  • lemmgo
  • lemog
  • llemgo
  • lmego

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lemgo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elmgo2legmo2lemggo1lemmgo1lemog2llemgo1lmego2
Edit distance from "Lemgo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lemgo"?
"Lemgo" is spelled L-E-M-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛmɡo].
What does "Lemgo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lemgo" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Lemgo"?
"Lemgo" is commonly confused with "Leo", "Logo", "LMAO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lemgo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lemgo" is [ˈlɛmɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lemgo" come from?
"Lemgo" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lemgo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lilli#24,819Macho#24,822lauda#24,813Komet#24,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

küsste7 variantsMatten7 variantsHupen7 variantshorse7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list