Which to use
“leak” and “lem” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,893
- “leak” frequency rank
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- 79241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leak | lem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuite d’informations confidentielles. | Membre, partie du corps. |
Letter map: leak vs lem
Shared letters muted; letters that set leak and lem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. leak runs 4 letters (CVVC) against lem's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - leak / lem
leak 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leak is recorded at frequency rank #38,893, classified as anoun, pronounced \lik\. 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 79241, this pair ranks #23,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leak vs lem
Shared letters: el. Private to "leak": ak. Private to "lem": m.
"leak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leak ← elak · leakk · leka · lleak
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leak" and "lem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leak" or "lem"?
After this comparison
You've compared "leak" and "lem". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "leak" 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 #23,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leak" and "lem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lem vs lep". 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 #23,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.