Which to use
“lach” is a verb and “lame” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,884
- “lach” frequency rank
- #49,857
- “lame” frequency rank
- 63741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lach | lame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen | dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge |
Where the eye mixes lach and lame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lach (CVCC) and lame (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lach vs lame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lach is [lax] while lame is [lam]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lach is recorded at frequency rank #13,884, classified as averb, pronounced [lax]. lame is at rank #49,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lam].
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 63741, this pair ranks #665,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lach vs lame
Shared letters: al. Private to "lach": ch. Private to "lame": em.
"lach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lach" and "lame" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lach" vs "lame" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lach" and "lame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #665,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lach" and "lame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lame". 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 #665,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.