Which to use
“laud” and “lauder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,152
- “laud” frequency rank
- #34,955
- “lauder” frequency rank
- 82107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laud | lauder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glorification or praise. | One who lauds (communicates high praises) |
Where the eye mixes laud and lauder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laud runs 4 letters (CVVC) against lauder's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laud vs lauder
A purely visual mix-up. laud (/lɔːd/) and lauder (/ˈlɔː.də/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “laud” sits inside “lauder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82107, 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/. lauder is at rank #34,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔː.də/.
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 82107, this pair ranks #16,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laud vs lauder
Shared letters: adlu. Private to "laud": -. Private to "lauder": er.
"laud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lauder" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laud" for "lauder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laud" vs "lauder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laud" and "lauder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laud" and "lauder" 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 #16,374 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.