lachvsladaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lach is a verb, lada is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lach” is a verb and “lada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,884
“lach” frequency rank
#46,098
“lada” frequency rank
59982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lach lada
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lachen Gebäude auf Bauernhöfen zum Lagern von Stroh, Heu und andere landwirtschaftliche Produkte

Letter map: lach vs lada

Shared letters muted; letters that set lach and lada apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
lach
4 ch
lada

Grammar separator: lach vs lada

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lach is averb and ladaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lach is recorded at frequency rank #13,884, classified as averb, pronounced [lax]. lada is at rank #46,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 59982, this pair ranks #804,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lach vs lada

Shared letters: al. Private to "lach": ch. Private to "lada": d.

"lach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lachalch · lacch · lachh · lahc · lcah · llach
  • ladalaad · ladda · ldaa · llada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lach" and "lada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lach" is a verb and "lada" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "lach" vs "lada" - which ranks higher?
"lach" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,884 in our German list, against #46,098 for "lada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "lach" and "lada". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #804,039 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lach" and "lada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lada vs puzzles". 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 #804,039 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