Which to use
“lemme” is a contraction and “levee” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,723
- “lemme” frequency rank
- #37,541
- “levee” frequency rank
- 60264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lemme | levee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Let me. | An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge. |
Where the eye mixes lemme and levee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lemme (CVCCV) and levee (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lemme and levee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lemme is /ˈlɛmi/ while levee is /ˈlɛvi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lemme is recorded at frequency rank #22,723, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈlɛmi/. levee is at rank #37,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛvi/.
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 60264, this pair ranks #101,201 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lemme vs levee
Shared letters: el. Private to "lemme": m. Private to "levee": v.
"lemme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "levee" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lemme" and "levee" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lemme" or "levee"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lemme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "levee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,201 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lemme" and "levee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs levee". 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 #101,201 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.