# Tam vs time

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tam
*name · IPA [tam] · frequency rank #32,801*
männlicher Vorname

### time
*verb · IPA [ˈtaɪ̯mə] · frequency rank #3,492*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs timen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tam-vs-time