ladenvsláserConfusable pair

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

Which to use

“laden” is an adjective and “láser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,727
“laden” frequency rank
#10,171
“láser” frequency rank
31898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laden láser
Definition Cargado. Dispositivo que utiliza la emisión inducida para generar un haz de luz coherente tanto espacial como temporalmente.

Letter map: laden vs láser

Shared letters muted; letters that set laden and láser apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
laden
5 ch
láser

Part-of-speech tell for laden / láser

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laden is anadjective and láseranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laden is recorded at frequency rank #21,727, classified as anadj. láser is at rank #10,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaseɾ].

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 31898, this pair ranks #204,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laden vs láser

Shared letters: el. Private to "laden": adn. Private to "láser": rsá.

"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "láser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladenalden · ladden · ladenn · ladne · laedn · ldaen · lladen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "laden" and "láser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laden" is an adjective and "láser" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "laden" vs "láser" - which ranks higher?
"láser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,171 in our Spanish list, against #21,727 for "laden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "laden" vs "láser" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "láser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laden" and "láser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laden vs Laude". 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 #204,766 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