lamy

[ˈlamɨ]

/[ˈlamɨ]/ noun

The verdict

“lamy” is uncommon German (frequency #68,419 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,419
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs lama

Corpus desk

Index DE-lamy · lamy · German

lamy · rank #68,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,419
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lakonisch

Nearest frequency peer: lakonisch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lamy“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lamy“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lamy
PropertyValue
Headwordlamy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlamɨ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lamy“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lamyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lakonisch“ (#68,418), „Landei“ (#68,420), „Königsweg“ (#68,417). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lamy“ bei #68,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lamy is uncommon German at frequency #68,419 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlamɨ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

lamy has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is lamy, spelled L-A-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs lama
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs lama
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs lama
  4. 4
    Vokativ Plural des Substantivs lama

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lamy"?
"lamy" is spelled L-A-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlamɨ].
What does "lamy" mean?
As a noun, "lamy" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs lama
How do you pronounce "lamy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamy" is [ˈlamɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamy" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lamy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list