lad vs ld, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“lad” is a verb and “ld” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,418
“lad” frequency rank: #40,065
“ld” frequency rank: 64483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	lad	ld
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden	Mathematik: Schreibweise für den Zweierlogarithmus, den Logarithmus zur Basis 2, Kurzform für log₂

Letter map: lad vs ld

Shared letters muted; letters that set lad and ld apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

lad

2 ch

Grammar separator: lad vs ld

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lad is averb and ldanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64483, 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]. ld is at rank #40,065, tagged as anabbrev.

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 64483, this pair ranks #639,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lad vs ld

Shared letters: dl. Private to "lad": a. Private to "ld": -.

"lad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ld" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lad" and "ld" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lad" is a verb and "ld" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "lad" or "ld" show up more?

"lad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,418 in our German list, against #40,065 for "ld". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "lad" vs "ld" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "lad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ld" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #639,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"lad" and "ld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs ld". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #639,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.