Which to use
“Lacke” and “lame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,413
- “Lacke” frequency rank
- #49,857
- “lame” frequency rank
- 95270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lacke | lame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine Flüssigkeitsansammlung; Ansammlung von Regenwasser, Pfütze, kleines Gewässer | dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge |
Where the eye mixes Lacke and lame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lacke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lame's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Lacke and lame
A purely visual mix-up. Lacke ([ˈlakə]) and lame ([lam]) 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 95270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lacke is recorded at frequency rank #45,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlakə]. 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 95270, this pair ranks #12,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lacke vs lame
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Lacke": ck. Private to "lame": m.
"Lacke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lacke" and "lame" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Lacke" or "lame" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lacke" and "lame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lacke" 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 #12,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lacke" 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 #12,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.