Which to use
“lädt” is a verb and “lam” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,980
- “lädt” frequency rank
- #31,656
- “lam” frequency rank
- 35636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lädt | lam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden | Genitiv Plural des Substantivs lama |
Letter map: lädt vs lam
Shared letters muted; letters that set lädt and lam apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - lädt and lam
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lädt is averb and lamanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lädt is recorded at frequency rank #3,980, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛːt]. lam is at rank #31,656, 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 35636, this pair ranks #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lädt vs lam
Shared letters: l. Private to "lädt": dtä. Private to "lam": am.
"lädt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lam" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "lädt" and "lam". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lädt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lädt" and "lam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lam vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,635,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.