Which to use
“légume” and “lemme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,474
- “légume” frequency rank
- #48,640
- “lemme” frequency rank
- 66114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légume | lemme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute sorte d’herbes potagères, de plantes, de racines, de graines comestibles. Organisme végétal considéré en tant qu’aliment et utilisé principalement dans des plats salés (par opposition aux fruits) et en quantité substantielle (par opposition aux épices et aux herbes) ; on y inclus parfois les champignons comestibles. | Proposition dont la démonstration est nécessaire pour une autre proposition qui doit la suivre. |
Where the eye mixes légume and lemme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. légume runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lemme's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses légume with lemme
A purely visual mix-up. légume (\le.ɡym\) and lemme (\lɛm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légume is recorded at frequency rank #17,474, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ɡym\. lemme is at rank #48,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛm\.
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 66114, this pair ranks #69,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of légume vs lemme
Shared letters: elm. Private to "légume": gué. Private to "lemme": -.
"légume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lemme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lemme ← elmme · leme · lemem · llemme · lmeme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "légume" and "lemme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "légume" vs "lemme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "légume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lemme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légume" and "lemme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lemme vs leste". 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 #69,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.