# lam vs lame

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/lam-vs-lame