ld vs lud, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ld” is an abbrev and “lud” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,065
“ld” frequency rank: #10,689
“lud” frequency rank: 50754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ld	lud
Definition	Mathematik: Schreibweise für den Zweierlogarithmus, den Logarithmus zur Basis 2, Kurzform für log₂	1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs laden

Letter map: ld vs lud

Shared letters muted; letters that set ld and lud apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

2 ch

3 ch

lud

Grammar separator: ld vs lud

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ld is anabbrev and ludaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ld is recorded at frequency rank #40,065, classified as anabbrev. lud is at rank #10,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [luːt].

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 50754, this pair ranks #1,161,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ld vs lud

Shared letters: dl. Private to "ld": -. Private to "lud": u.

"ld" · 2 letters · shape CC · "lud" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ld" and "lud" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ld" is an abbrev and "lud" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "ld" vs "lud" - which ranks higher?

"lud" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,689 in our German list, against #40,065 for "ld". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "ld" vs "lud" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "ld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "lud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,161,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ld" and "lud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lai vs ld". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,161,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.