lamer

adj

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"lamer" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lamer” is uncommon English (frequency #77,844 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,844
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of lame: more lame

Corpus desk

Index EN-lamer · lamer · English

lamer · rank #77,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,844
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kuchar

Nearest frequency peer: Kuchar (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “lamer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “lamer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lamer
PropertyValue
Headwordlamer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lamer” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).lamerfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Kuchar” (#77,842), “Landover” (#77,846), “kts” (#77,841). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lamer” is #77,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lamer is uncommon English at frequency #77,844 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of lame: more lame".

No misspelling variants are generated for lamer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lame + -er. The correct English form is lamer, spelled L-A-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    comparative form of lame: more lame

Etymology

From lame + -er.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lamer"?
"lamer" is spelled L-A-M-E-R.
What does "lamer" mean?
As an adjective, "lamer" means: comparative form of lame: more lame
What is the origin of the word "lamer"?
From lame + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lates#77,852Kezia#77,832Lemar#77,863manju#77,896

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list