Which to use
“laden” is an adjective and “ladra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,727
- “laden” frequency rank
- #32,275
- “ladra” frequency rank
- 54002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laden | ladra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cargado. | El acto de ladrar el perro. |
Letter map: laden vs ladra
Shared letters muted; letters that set laden and ladra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laden (CVCVC) and ladra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - laden and ladra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laden is anadjective and ladraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laden is recorded at frequency rank #21,727, classified as anadj. ladra is at rank #32,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlað̞ɾa].
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 54002, this pair ranks #85,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laden vs ladra
Shared letters: adl. Private to "laden": en. Private to "ladra": r.
"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ladra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "laden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ladra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laden" and "ladra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ladra vs Lyra". 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 #85,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.