lähmt vs lam, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“lähmt” is a verb and “lam” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,876
“lähmt” frequency rank: #31,656
“lam” frequency rank: 81532
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	lähmt	lam
Definition	2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lähmen	Genitiv Plural des Substantivs lama

Letter map: lähmt vs lam

Shared letters muted; letters that set lähmt and lam apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lähmt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against lam's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch

lähmt

3 ch

lam

Grammar separator: lähmt vs lam

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lähmt is averb and lamanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lähmt is recorded at frequency rank #49,876, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːmt]. 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 81532, this pair ranks #173,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lähmt vs lam

Shared letters: lm. Private to "lähmt": htä. Private to "lam": a.

"lähmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lam" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lähmt" for "lam" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lähmt" is a verb and "lam" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "lähmt" vs "lam" - which ranks higher?

"lam" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,656 in our German list, against #49,876 for "lähmt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "lähmt" and "lam". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "lähmt" 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 #173,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"lähmt" and "lam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lame". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #173,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.