Ladung

[ˈlaːdʊŋ]

/[ˈlaːdʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ladung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,825
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Last, die auf ein Transportmittel gebracht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ladung · Ladung · German

Ladung · rank #6,825 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,825
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH künstliche

Nearest frequency peer: künstliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ladung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ladung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ladung vs lang
50% similar
Ladung vs lung
50% similar
Ladung vs Laune
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ladung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLadung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaːdʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,825
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ladung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ladungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „künstliche“ (#6,824), „Landrat“ (#6,826), „Könige“ (#6,823). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Ladung“ bei #6,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ladung (IPA [ˈlaːdʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,825 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ladung, with forms such as "aldung", "laddung", and "ladnug". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "lang", "lung", "Laune", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ladung, spelled L-A-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Last, die auf ein Transportmittel gebracht wird
  2. 2
    definierte Menge an Munition oder Sprengstoff
  3. 3
    die Eigenschaft von Teilchen oder Objekten, mit einem elektromagnetischen Feld in Wechselwirkung zu treten
  4. 4
    Vorladung vor ein Gericht oder eine Behörde
  5. 5
    eine größere Menge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ladung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Tanklastzug mit Salpetersäure war bei einem Unfall auf regennasser Straße schwer beschädigt worden und verlor 9000 Liter seiner gefährlichen Ladung.
  2. In der jetzigen Krise übernehmen die klammen Kreditinstitute diese [Akkreditive] seltener; oftmals bleibt so die Ladung in den Häfen Brasiliens oder Australiens liegen.

Synonyms

FrachtFrachtgutKargoCargoFuhredefinierteMengeAufforderungEinladungVorladungZitierungHaufenziemliche

This word in other languages

load(English)carga(Español)chargement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aldung
  • laddung
  • ladnug
  • ladugn
  • ladungg
  • ladunng
  • laudng
  • ldaung
  • lladung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ladung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aldung2laddung1ladnug2ladugn2ladungg1ladunng1laudng2ldaung2
Edit distance from "Ladung"

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 "Ladung"?
"Ladung" is spelled L-A-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːdʊŋ].
What does "Ladung" mean?
As a noun, "Ladung" means: Last, die auf ein Transportmittel gebracht wird
What words are commonly confused with "Ladung"?
"Ladung" is commonly confused with "lang", "lung", "Laune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ladung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ladung" is [ˈlaːdʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ladung" come from?
"Ladung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ladung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Könige#6,823kotzen#6,820Linker#6,831Jochen#6,813

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Palast9 variantsReport9 variantsSorten9 variantsSätzen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list