Which to use
“lahm” is an adjective and “lam” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,958
- “lahm” frequency rank
- #31,656
- “lam” frequency rank
- 39614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lahm | lam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gelähmt und daher unbeweglich | Genitiv Plural des Substantivs lama |
Letter map: lahm vs lam
Shared letters muted; letters that set lahm and lam apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lahm / lam
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lahm is anadjective and lamanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lahm is recorded at frequency rank #7,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [laːm]. lam is at rank #31,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 39614, this pair ranks #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lahm vs lam
Shared letters: alm. Private to "lahm": h. Private to "lam": -.
"lahm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lam" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lahm ← alhm · lahhm · lahmm · lamh · lham · llahm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lahm" for "lam" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lahm" or "lam"?
After this comparison
Pair "lahm" vs "lam" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lahm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lahm" and "lam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lam vs puzzles". 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 #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.