ladenvslavanWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#21,727
“laden” frequency rank
#27,284
“lavan” frequency rank
49011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laden lavan
Definition Cargado. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lavar.

Letter map: laden vs lavan

Shared letters muted; letters that set laden and lavan apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
laden
5 ch
lavan

Grammar separator: laden vs lavan

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laden is anadjective and lavanaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laden is recorded at frequency rank #21,727, classified as anadj. lavan is at rank #27,284, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaβ̞ãn].

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 49011, this pair ranks #111,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laden vs lavan

Shared letters: aln. Private to "laden": de. Private to "lavan": v.

"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lavan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ladenalden · ladden · ladenn · ladne · laedn · ldaen · lladen
  • lavanalvan · laavn · laban · lavann · lavna · lavvan · llavan · lvaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "laden" and "lavan" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laden" is an adjective and "lavan" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "laden" or "lavan"?
"laden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,727 in our Spanish list, against #27,284 for "lavan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "laden" vs "lavan" 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 "lavan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laden" and "lavan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavan vs lavaron". 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 #111,271 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