# laden

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈleɪdən/ · frequency rank #10,571

## Definitions
1. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
2. Heavy.
3. Oppressed.
4. In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.

## Etymology
See lade.

## Easily confused with
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lan)
- **Len** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-len)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-late)
- **lady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lady)
- **lake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lake)
- **lane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lane)
- **lawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lawn)
- **lame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lame)
- **lads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lads)
- **lien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lien)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lain)
- **lode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lode)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-later)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-latin)
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-layer)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-laser)
- **lakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lakes)
- **lanes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-lanes)
- **linen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-linen)
- **latex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-latex)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ladden`, `ladenn`, `ladne`, `laedn`, `ldaen`, `lladen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laden
