LDHvslemTell them apart

Which to use

“LDH” and “lem” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,525
“LDH” frequency rank
#40,348
“lem” frequency rank
83873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature LDH lem
Definition Lactate déshydrogénase (enzyme). Membre, partie du corps.

Letter map: LDH vs lem

Shared letters muted; letters that set LDH and lem apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. LDH (CCC) and lem (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
LDH
3 ch
lem

Corpus notes: LDH and lem

LDH and lem are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

LDH is recorded at frequency rank #43,525, classified as anoun. lem is at rank #40,348, tagged as anoun.

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 83873, this pair ranks #14,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of LDH vs lem

Shared letters: l. Private to "LDH": dh. Private to "lem": em.

"LDH" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "LDH" and "lem" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "LDH" vs "lem" - which ranks higher?
"lem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,348 in our French list, against #43,525 for "LDH". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "LDH" and "lem".

  • Full dictionary entry for "LDH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "LDH" and "lem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "LDH vs lep". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #14,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list