leme
/liːm/obsolete
leme is spelled L-E-M-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leme means “A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leme is lemes.
How many letters and syllables are in leme?
| Letters | 4: L-E-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is leme?
Leme appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce leme?
- /liːm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with leme?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as leme.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mele.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of leme
- leam
- leem
- lemes present, singular, he/she/it
- leming participle, present
- lemed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA ray or glimmer of light; a gleam.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo shine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leme come from?
From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).