Which to use
“lem” and “lemme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- #48,640
- “lemme” frequency rank
- 88988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lem | lemme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre, partie du corps. | Proposition dont la démonstration est nécessaire pour une autre proposition qui doit la suivre. |
Letter map: lem vs lemme
Shared letters muted; letters that set lem and lemme apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - lem / lemme
lem and lemme 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lem” sits inside “lemme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lem is recorded at frequency rank #40,348, classified as anoun. 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 88988, this pair ranks #6,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lem vs lemme
Shared letters: elm. Private to "lem": -. Private to "lemme": -.
"lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lemme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lemme ← elmme · leme · lemem · llemme · lmeme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lem" and "lemme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lem" vs "lemme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lem" and "lemme".
- Full dictionary entry for "lem" 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 #6,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lem" 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 #6,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.