Which to use
“lame” is a noun and “lana” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,857
- “lame” frequency rank
- #18,966
- “lana” frequency rank
- 68823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lame | lana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge | wollig, wollen, aus Wolle |
Letter map: lame vs lana
Shared letters muted; letters that set lame and lana apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lame and lana follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: lame vs lana
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lame is anoun and lanaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lame is recorded at frequency rank #49,857, classified as anoun, pronounced [lam]. lana is at rank #18,966, tagged as anadj.
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 68823, this pair ranks #495,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lame vs lana
Shared letters: al. Private to "lame": em. Private to "lana": n.
"lame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lame" for "lana" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lame" vs "lana" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lame" and "lana".
- Full dictionary entry for "lame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #495,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lame" and "lana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lame". 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 #495,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.