Which to use
“laud” is a noun and “Laude” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,152
- “laud” frequency rank
- #29,342
- “Laude” frequency rank
- 76494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laud | Laude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glorification or praise. | A surname. |
Letter map: laud vs Laude
Shared letters muted; letters that set laud and Laude apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. laud runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Laude's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - laud and Laude
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laud is anoun and Laudeaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “laud” sits inside “Laude”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laud is recorded at frequency rank #47,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɔːd/. 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 76494, this pair ranks #29,949 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laud vs Laude
Shared letters: adlu. Private to "laud": -. Private to "Laude": e.
"laud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Laude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laud" for "Laude" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laud" vs "Laude" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laud" and "Laude".
- Full dictionary entry for "laud" 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 #29,949 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laud" and "Laude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laud vs lav". 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 #29,949 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.