Which to use
“ladet” is a verb and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 48577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladet | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | spät |
Letter map: ladet vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set ladet and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ladet vs late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ladet is averb and lateanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48577, 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]. late is at rank #14,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 48577, this pair ranks #1,243,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladet vs late
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "ladet": d. Private to "late": -.
"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ladet" and "late" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ladet" vs "late" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ladet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,243,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladet" and "late" 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 #1,243,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.