lädstvslawsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lädst is a verb, laws is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lädst” is a verb and “laws” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,821
“lädst” frequency rank
#38,251
“laws” frequency rank
85072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lädst laws
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden Plural des Substantivs law

Letter map: lädst vs laws

Shared letters muted; letters that set lädst and laws apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lädst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against laws's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
lädst
4 ch
laws

Grammar separator: lädst vs laws

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lädst is averb and lawsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lädst is recorded at frequency rank #46,821, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːt͡st]. laws is at rank #38,251, tagged as anoun, 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 85072, this pair ranks #113,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lädst vs laws

Shared letters: ls. Private to "lädst": dtä. Private to "laws": aw.

"lädst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "laws" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laws ← alws · lasw · lawss · lawws · llaws · lwas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lädst" and "laws" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lädst" is a verb and "laws" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "lädst" vs "laws" - which ranks higher?
"laws" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,251 in our German list, against #46,821 for "lädst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lädst" and "laws".

  • Full dictionary entry for "lädst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "laws" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lädst" and "laws" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst 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 #113,875 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