Which to use
“ladet” is a verb and “Leder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- #5,864
- “Leder” frequency rank
- 40093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladet | Leder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | Material aus gegerbter Tierhaut |
Where the eye mixes ladet and Leder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ladet and Leder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ladet vs Leder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ladet is [ˈlaːdət] while Leder is [ˈleːdɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40093, 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]. Leder is at rank #5,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːdɐ].
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 40093, this pair ranks #1,518,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ladet vs Leder
Shared letters: del. Private to "ladet": at. Private to "Leder": r.
"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Leder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ladet" for "Leder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ladet" or "Leder"?
After this comparison
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 "Leder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,518,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladet" and "Leder" 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 #1,518,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.