Which to use
“laden” and “lesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,234
- “laden” frequency rank
- #506
- “lesen” frequency rank
- 1740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laden | lesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Schusswaffe mit Munition versehen | Schriftzeichen, Worte und Texte (mithilfe der Augen) wahrnehmen sowie (im Gehirn) verarbeiten und verstehen, sowie dies gegebenenfalls laut vorlesen |
Where the eye mixes laden and lesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. laden ([ˈlaːdn̩]) and lesen ([ˈleːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1740, 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]. lesen is at rank #506, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈleːzn̩].
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 1740, this pair ranks #2,003,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laden vs lesen
Shared letters: eln. Private to "laden": ad. Private to "lesen": s.
"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lesen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC