# lemma vs lima

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lemma
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛmə/ · frequency rank #39,896*
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.

### lima
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪmə/ · frequency rank #13,379*
Lima bean.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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