Which to use
“lem” is a noun and “lep” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- #49,766
- “lep” frequency rank
- 90114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lem | lep |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre, partie du corps. | Beau, agréable. |
Letter map: lem vs lep
Shared letters muted; letters that set lem and lep apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lem and lep follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - lem and lep
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lem is anoun and lepanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “lem” becomes p in “lep”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lem is recorded at frequency rank #40,348, classified as anoun. lep is at rank #49,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɛːp\.
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 90114, this pair ranks #5,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lem vs lep
Shared letters: el. Private to "lem": m. Private to "lep": p.
"lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lep" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lem" for "lep" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lem" vs "lep" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lem" and "lep". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lem" and "lep" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.