Which to use
“lahm” is an adjective and “Lars” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,958
- “lahm” frequency rank
- #6,081
- “Lars” frequency rank
- 14039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lahm | Lars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gelähmt und daher unbeweglich | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes lahm and Lars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lahm with Lars
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lahm is [laːm] while Lars is [laʁs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14039, 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]. Lars is at rank #6,081, tagged as aname, pronounced [laʁs].
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 14039, this pair ranks #1,953,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lahm vs Lars
Shared letters: al. Private to "lahm": hm. Private to "Lars": rs.
"lahm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lahm" for "Lars" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lahm" vs "Lars" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lahm" and "Lars" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lahm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lahm" and "Lars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lahm vs lähmt". 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 #1,953,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.