# lahm vs lam

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lahm
*adjective · IPA [laːm] · frequency rank #7,958*
gelähmt und daher unbeweglich

### lam
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,656*
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs lama

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lahm-vs-lam