Lädchen

[ˈlɛːtçən]

/[ˈlɛːtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lädchen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,344 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,344
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Lade

Key facts for Lädchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLädchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛːtçən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lädchen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lädchen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lädchen is uncommon German at frequency #97,344 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛːtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Lädchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lädchen, spelled L-Ä-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Lade
  2. 2
    kleiner Laden

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lädchen"?
"Lädchen" is spelled L-Ä-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛːtçən].
What does "Lädchen" mean?
As a noun, "Lädchen" means: kleine Lade
How do you pronounce "Lädchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lädchen" is [ˈlɛːtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lädchen" come from?
"Lädchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Lädchen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-Ä-D-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛːtçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list