Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lahm

/lˈæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: lahm
IPA: /lˈæm/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lahm.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Lahm

Inflected Forms

Lahms (plural)

Homonyms

lamm lambe

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce lahm?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæm/.
What does lahm mean?: A surname from German.
Where does lahm come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce lahm

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