Which to use
“leaped” and “loaded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “leaped” frequency rank
- #4,687
- “loaded” frequency rank
- 43159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaped | loaded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of leap | simple past and past participle of load |
Where the eye mixes leaped and loaded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leaped and loaded
A purely visual mix-up. leaped (/liːpt/) and loaded (/ˈləʊ.dəd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaped is recorded at frequency rank #38,472, classified as averb, pronounced /liːpt/. loaded is at rank #4,687, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈləʊ.dəd/.
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 43159, this pair ranks #242,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leaped vs loaded
Shared letters: adel. Private to "leaped": p. Private to "loaded": o.
"leaped" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "loaded" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leaped" for "loaded" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leaped" or "loaded"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leaped" and "loaded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leaped" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loaded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaped" and "loaded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leaker vs leaped". 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 #242,647 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.