Which to use
“lad” is a verb and “Lands” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,418
- “lad” frequency rank
- #44,039
- “Lands” frequency rank
- 68457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lad | Lands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land |
Where the eye mixes lad and Lands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lad runs 3 letters (CVC) against Lands's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lad and Lands
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lad is [laːt] while Lands is [lant͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lad is recorded at frequency rank #24,418, classified as averb, pronounced [laːt]. Lands is at rank #44,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s].
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 68457, this pair ranks #507,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lad vs Lands
Shared letters: adl. Private to "lad": -. Private to "Lands": ns.
"lad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lands ← alnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lad" and "Lands" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lad" or "Lands" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lad" and "Lands" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #507,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lad" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs Lands". 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 #507,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.