geladenvsGelderTell them apart

Quick tell: geladen is a adjective, Gelder is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“geladen” is an adjective and “Gelder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,711
“geladen” frequency rank
#8,211
“Gelder” frequency rank
13922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geladen Gelder
Definition über Munition verfügend Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Geld

Where the eye mixes geladen and Gelder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geladen
6 ch
Gelder

Visual trap between geladen and Gelder

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geladen is [ɡəˈlaːdn̩] while Gelder is [ˈɡɛldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geladen is recorded at frequency rank #5,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaːdn̩]. Gelder is at rank #8,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛldɐ].

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 13922, this pair ranks #1,954,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geladen vs Gelder

Shared letters: degl. Private to "geladen": an. Private to "Gelder": r.

"geladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Gelder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geladenegladen · gealden · geladden · geladenn · geladne · gelaedn · geldaen · gelladen
  • Geldereglder · gedler · geldder · gelderr · geldre · geledr · gellder · ggelder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geladen" and "Gelder" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "geladen" is an adjective and "Gelder" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "geladen" or "Gelder"?
"geladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,711 in our German list, against #8,211 for "Gelder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gelder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,954,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geladen" and "Gelder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gelder vs Gilden". 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 #1,954,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list