Which to use
“ladet” and “läuft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- #585
- “läuft” frequency rank
- 34814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladet | läuft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laufen |
Where the eye mixes ladet and läuft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ladet with läuft
A purely visual mix-up. ladet ([ˈlaːdət]) and läuft ([lɔɪ̯ft]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34814, 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]. läuft is at rank #585, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɔɪ̯ft].
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 34814, this pair ranks #1,654,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ladet vs läuft
Shared letters: lt. Private to "ladet": ade. Private to "läuft": fuä.
"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "läuft" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ladet ← aldet · laddet · ladett · ladte · laedt · ldaet · lladet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladet" for "läuft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ladet" vs "läuft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "läuft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,654,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladet" and "läuft" 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 #1,654,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.