Which to use
“label” and “ladet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,202
- “label” frequency rank
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- 41431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | ladet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labeln | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden |
Where the eye mixes label and ladet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between label and ladet
A purely visual mix-up. label ([ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩]) and ladet ([ˈlaːdət]) 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 41431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
label is recorded at frequency rank #7,202, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩]. ladet is at rank #34,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːdət].
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 41431, this pair ranks #1,479,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of label vs ladet
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "ladet": dt.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "label" and "ladet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "label" vs "ladet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "label" and "ladet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,479,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "ladet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladet vs lähmt". 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 #1,479,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.