Which to use
“lame” and “Last” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,857
- “lame” frequency rank
- #2,904
- “Last” frequency rank
- 52761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lame | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünne Platte, dünne Schicht, Klinge | etwas, was sich durch sein Gewicht nach unten drückt oder zieht; auch Ladung, Fracht; was man trägt |
Where the eye mixes lame and Last
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lame (CVCV) and Last (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lame vs Last
A purely visual mix-up. lame ([lam]) and Last ([last]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52761, 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]. Last is at rank #2,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced [last].
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 52761, this pair ranks #1,084,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lame vs Last
Shared letters: al. Private to "lame": em. Private to "Last": st.
"lame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lame" and "Last" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lame" or "Last"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lame" and "Last" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Last" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,084,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lame" and "Last" 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 #1,084,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.