Which to use
“loaded” is a verb and “loathed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,687
- “loaded” frequency rank
- #40,782
- “loathed” frequency rank
- 45469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | loaded | loathed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of load | Nonstandard form of loath. |
Letter map: loaded vs loathed
Shared letters muted; letters that set loaded and loathed apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for loaded / loathed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loaded is averb and loathedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
loaded is recorded at frequency rank #4,687, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈləʊ.dəd/. loathed is at rank #40,782, tagged as anadj.
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 45469, this pair ranks #220,995 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of loaded vs loathed
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "loaded": -. Private to "loathed": ht.
"loaded" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "loathed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "loaded" and "loathed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "loaded" vs "loathed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "loaded" and "loathed".
- Full dictionary entry for "loaded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loathed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,995 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "loaded" and "loathed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loath vs loathed". 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 #220,995 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.