Which to use
“lade” and “landen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,399
- “lade” frequency rank
- #3,755
- “landen” frequency rank
- 13154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lade | landen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | mit einem Wasserfahrzeug ans Land gelangen |
Where the eye mixes lade and landen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against landen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lade vs landen
A purely visual mix-up. lade ([ˈlaːdə]) and landen ([ˈlandn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lade is recorded at frequency rank #9,399, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːdə]. landen is at rank #3,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandn̩].
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 13154, this pair ranks #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lade vs landen
Shared letters: adel. Private to "lade": -. Private to "landen": n.
"lade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "landen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lade" for "landen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lade" or "landen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lade" and "landen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lade vs lame". 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 #1,959,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.