Which to use
“lade” is a verb and “Laune” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,399
- “lade” frequency rank
- #4,136
- “Laune” frequency rank
- 13535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lade | Laune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat |
Where the eye mixes lade and Laune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Laune's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lade vs Laune
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lade is [ˈlaːdə] while Laune is [ˈlaʊ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 13535, 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]. Laune is at rank #4,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯nə].
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 13535, this pair ranks #1,957,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lade vs Laune
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lade": d. Private to "Laune": nu.
"lade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Laune" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lade" for "Laune" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lade" or "Laune" show up more?
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 "Laune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lade" and "Laune" 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 #1,957,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.