Which to use
“LEM” and “lemur” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,810
- “LEM” frequency rank
- #48,861
- “lemur” frequency rank
- 84671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | LEM | lemur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Originally Lunar Excursion Module, latterly Lunar Module. | Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. |
Letter map: LEM vs lemur
Shared letters muted; letters that set LEM and lemur apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. LEM runs 3 letters (CVC) against lemur's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: LEM and lemur
LEM and lemur are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “LEM” sits inside “lemur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
LEM is recorded at frequency rank #35,810, classified as anoun. lemur is at rank #48,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/.
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 84671, this pair ranks #11,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of LEM vs lemur
Shared letters: elm. Private to "LEM": -. Private to "lemur": ru.
"LEM" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lemur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lemur ← elmur · lemmur · lemru · lemurr · leumr · llemur · lmeur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "LEM" and "lemur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "LEM" vs "lemur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "LEM" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lemur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "LEM" and "lemur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leer vs lemur". 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 #11,672 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.