Which to use
“ladle” is a noun and “Laude” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,744
- “ladle” frequency rank
- #29,342
- “Laude” frequency rank
- 73086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladle | Laude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle. | A surname. |
Letter map: ladle vs Laude
Shared letters muted; letters that set ladle and Laude apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: ladle vs Laude
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ladle is anoun and Laudeaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladle is recorded at frequency rank #43,744, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.dəl/. Laude is at rank #29,342, tagged as aname.
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 73086, this pair ranks #40,786 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ladle vs Laude
Shared letters: adel. Private to "ladle": -. Private to "Laude": u.
"ladle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Laude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ladle" and "Laude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "ladle" or "Laude" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "ladle" vs "Laude" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,786 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladle" and "Laude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladle vs Lally". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #40,786 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.