# lame vs lane

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lame
*noun · IPA [lam] · frequency rank #49,857*
dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge

### lane
*noun · IPA [leɪn] · frequency rank #15,142*
Weg, Feldweg, Pfad, Heckenpfad

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lame-vs-lane