# lady vs lame

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lady
*noun · IPA [ˈleɪdi] · frequency rank #3,599*
höfliche Bezeichnung weiblicher Person(en)

### lame
*noun · IPA [lam] · frequency rank #49,857*
dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lady-vs-lame