ladetvslatentWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ladet is a verb, latent is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ladet” is a verb and “latent” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,229
“ladet” frequency rank
#32,645
“latent” frequency rank
66874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ladet latent
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden vorhanden, aber noch nicht erkennbar, versteckt, verborgen, nicht offenkundig

Where the eye mixes ladet and latent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against latent's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
ladet
6 ch
latent

Look-alike desk: ladet vs latent

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ladet is [ˈlaːdət] while latent is [laˈtɛnt]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66874, 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]. latent is at rank #32,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laˈtɛnt].

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 66874, this pair ranks #558,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ladet vs latent

Shared letters: aelt. Private to "ladet": d. Private to "latent": n.

"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "latent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladet ← aldet · laddet · ladett · ladte · laedt · ldaet · lladet
  • latent ← altent · laetnt · latennt · latentt · latetn · latnet · lattent · llatent

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ladet" and "latent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ladet" is a verb and "latent" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ladet" vs "latent" - which ranks higher?
"latent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,645 in our German list, against #34,229 for "ladet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "latent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #558,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ladet" and "latent" 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 #558,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list