Which to use
“ladet” and “leidet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,229
- “ladet” frequency rank
- #4,631
- “leidet” frequency rank
- 38860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladet | leidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leiden |
Where the eye mixes ladet and leidet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against leidet's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ladet vs leidet
A purely visual mix-up. ladet ([ˈlaːdət]) and leidet ([ˈlaɪ̯dət]) 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 38860, 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]. leidet is at rank #4,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯dət].
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 38860, this pair ranks #1,552,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ladet vs leidet
Shared letters: delt. Private to "ladet": a. Private to "leidet": i.
"ladet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "leidet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladet" and "leidet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ladet" or "leidet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ladet" and "leidet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladet" and "leidet" 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 #1,552,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.