Which to use
“Lech” is a name and “lem” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,423
- “Lech” frequency rank
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- 87771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lech | lem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Membre, partie du corps. |
Letter map: Lech vs lem
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lech and lem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Lech / lem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lech is aname and lemanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lech is recorded at frequency rank #47,423, classified as aname, pronounced \lɛx\. 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 87771, this pair ranks #7,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lech vs lem
Shared letters: el. Private to "Lech": ch. Private to "lem": m.
"Lech" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lech ← elch · lceh · lecch · lechh · lehc · llech
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lech" for "lem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Lech" or "lem"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lech" and "lem".
- Full dictionary entry for "Lech" 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 #7,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lech" and "lem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lech 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 #7,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.