Which to use
“label” is a noun and “laden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,367
- “label” frequency rank
- #21,727
- “laden” frequency rank
- 62094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | laden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Etiqueta. | Cargado. |
Letter map: label vs laden
Shared letters muted; letters that set label and laden apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - label and laden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: label is anoun and ladenanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
label is recorded at frequency rank #40,367, classified as anoun, pronounced /la.bɛl/. laden is at rank #21,727, 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 62094, this pair ranks #53,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of label vs laden
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "laden": dn.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "label" and "laden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "label" vs "laden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "label" and "laden". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "laden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "label vs libelo". 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 #53,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.