Which to use
“beladen” and “blade” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,233
- “beladen” frequency rank
- #21,552
- “blade” frequency rank
- 38785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beladen | blade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Last ausgestattet, etwas aufgeladen/geladen habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blad |
Where the eye mixes beladen and blade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beladen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against blade's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between beladen and blade
A purely visual mix-up. beladen ([bəˈlaːdn̩]) and blade ([ˈblaːdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beladen is recorded at frequency rank #17,233, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈlaːdn̩]. blade is at rank #21,552, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaːdə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38785, this pair ranks #1,554,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beladen vs blade
Shared letters: abdel. Private to "beladen": n. Private to "blade": -.
"beladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beladen" and "blade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "beladen" vs "blade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,554,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beladen" and "blade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beladen vs beladenen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,554,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.