# lam vs loam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lam
*verb · IPA /læm/ · frequency rank #16,266*
To beat or thrash.

### loam
*noun · IPA /ləʊm/ · frequency rank #46,031*
A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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