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laden

German, verb

laden is spelled L-A-D-E-N (5 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written German, the 1,232nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laden is a German verb meaning “to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Laden is a different word: “shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the…”. On this page, Läden is a different word: “plural of Laden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Schusswaffe mit Munition versehen”.

What does laden mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up

  2. 2

    to load (some weapon)

  3. 3

    to load (some data) from a store

  4. 4

    to download from a network

  5. 5

    to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity

verb

  1. 1

    to invite

  2. 2

    to summon

noun

as Laden
  1. 1

    masculineshop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)

  2. 2

    informalmasculineany establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.

  3. 3

    informalmasculinea (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.

  4. 4

    masculineshutter (window shutter)

noun

as Laden
  1. 1

    neuterloading

noun

as Läden
  1. 1

    plural of Laden

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. eine Schusswaffe mit Munition versehen 2. von einem Datenspeicher lesen (lassen) 3. aus einem Netzwerk empfangen 4. etwas auf oder in ein Fahrzeug, Transportmittel oder auf ein Lasttier schaffen

verb: 1. jemanden (zu einer Veranstaltung) einladen 2. jemanden auffordern, bei einer (staatlichen) Institution (zum Beispiel vor Gericht) zu erscheinen

noun: 1. Geschäft, also Räumlichkeit, in der Waren oder Dienstleistungen zum Verkauf angeboten werden 2. Fensterverschluss 3. Sache, Angelegenheit

noun: 1. das Munition in eine Waffe Geben 2. Kurzform von Beladen oder Aufladen 3. Aufladen von Akkumulatoren

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of laden

  • lädt present singular third-person
  • lud past
  • geladen participle past
  • lüde past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • 6 strong
  • ladend participle present
  • lade first-person indicative present
  • lädst indicative present second-person
  • ladet indicative plural present
  • ladest second-person singular subjunctive
  • luden first-person indicative plural
  • lüden first-person formal plural
  • ludest indicative preterite second-person
  • ludst indicative preterite second-person
  • ludet indicative plural preterite
  • lüdest formal rare second-person
  • lüdet formal plural rare

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to laden

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is laden in German?

laden appears 69 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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