ladavslakeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“lada” and “lake” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,098
“lada” frequency rank
#10,319
“lake” frequency rank
56417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lada lake
Definition Gebäude auf Bauernhöfen zum Lagern von Stroh, Heu und andere landwirtschaftliche Produkte Stillgewässer, das vollständig von einer Landfläche umgeben ist; See

Letter map: lada vs lake

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

4 ch
lada
4 ch
lake

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

lada and lake are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lada is recorded at frequency rank #46,098, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lake is at rank #10,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leɪk].

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 56417, this pair ranks #940,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lada vs lake

Shared letters: al. Private to "lada": d. Private to "lake": ek.

"lada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladalaad · ladda · ldaa · llada
  • lakealke · laek · lakke · lkae · llake

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lada" and "lake" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "lada" or "lake"?
"lake" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,319 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #940,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lada" and "lake" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list