# lag vs lame

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lag
*verb · IPA [laːk] · frequency rank #906*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs liegen

### 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/lag-vs-lame