Which to use
“laden” and “lande” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,234
- “laden” frequency rank
- #7,082
- “lande” frequency rank
- 8316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laden | lande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Schusswaffe mit Munition versehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes laden and lande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. laden ([ˈlaːdn̩]) and lande ([ˈlandə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laden is recorded at frequency rank #1,234, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːdn̩]. lande is at rank #7,082, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandə].
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 8316, this pair ranks #1,984,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laden vs lande
Shared letters: adeln. Private to "laden": -. Private to "lande": -.
"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV