Which to use
“lem” and “lot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,348
- “lem” frequency rank
- #3,017
- “lot” frequency rank
- 43365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lem | lot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre, partie du corps. | Portion d’un tout que l’on partage entre plusieurs personnes. Il se dit principalement en matière de succession. |
Letter map: lem vs lot
Shared letters muted; letters that set lem and lot apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - lem / lot
lem and lot 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lem is recorded at frequency rank #40,348, classified as anoun. lot is at rank #3,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lo\.
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 43365, this pair ranks #218,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lem vs lot
Shared letters: l. Private to "lem": em. Private to "lot": ot.
"lem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lem" and "lot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lem" vs "lot" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "lem" and "lot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lem" and "lot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lem vs lep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #218,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.