Which to use
“ladet” and “landet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- #5,617
- “landet” frequency rank
- 39846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladet | landet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs landen |
Where the eye mixes ladet and landet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ladet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against landet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ladet and landet
A purely visual mix-up. ladet ([ˈlaːdət]) and landet ([ˈlandət]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladet is recorded at frequency rank #34,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːdət]. landet is at rank #5,617, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlandət].
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 39846, this pair ranks #1,525,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ladet vs landet
Shared letters: adelt. Private to "ladet": -. Private to "landet": n.
"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "landet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladet" and "landet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ladet" or "landet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,525,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladet" and "landet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladet vs lähmt". 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 #1,525,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.