# lahm vs lame

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/lahm-vs-lame