Which to use
“geladen” and “gerader” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,711
- “geladen” frequency rank
- #30,576
- “gerader” frequency rank
- 36287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geladen | gerader |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über Munition verfügend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gerade |
Where the eye mixes geladen and gerader
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geladen and gerader follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses geladen with gerader
A purely visual mix-up. geladen ([ɡəˈlaːdn̩]) and gerader ([ɡəˈʁaːdɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36287, 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]. gerader is at rank #30,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːdɐ].
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 36287, this pair ranks #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geladen vs gerader
Shared letters: adeg. Private to "geladen": ln. Private to "gerader": r.
"geladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gerader" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geladen" for "gerader" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geladen" or "gerader"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerader" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geladen" and "gerader" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemäuer vs gerader". 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 #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.