labelvsladenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: label is a noun, laden is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

5 ch
label
5 ch
laden

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

  • labelalbel · labbel · labell · lable · laebl · lavel · lbael · llabel
  • ladenalden · ladden · ladenn · ladne · laedn · ldaen · lladen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "label" and "laden" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "label" is a noun and "laden" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "label" vs "laden" - which ranks higher?
"laden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,727 in our Spanish list, against #40,367 for "label". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list