LDH

noun

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The verdict

“LDH” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #43,525) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#43,525
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lactate déshydrogénase (enzyme).

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

LDH vs le
0% similar
LDH vs Lu
33% similar
LDH vs Li
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for LDH
PropertyValue
HeadwordLDH
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#43,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “LDH” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). LDH lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for LDH is neighbouring look-alikes ("le", "Lu", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #43,525 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Gloss: "Lactate déshydrogénase (enzyme).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for LDH, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "le", "Lu", "Li", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is LDH, spelled L-D-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lactate déshydrogénase (enzyme).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "LDH"?
"LDH" is spelled L-D-H.
What does "LDH" mean?
As a noun, "LDH" means: Lactate déshydrogénase (enzyme).
What words are commonly confused with "LDH"?
"LDH" is commonly confused with "le", "Lu", "Li". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "LDH" come from?
"LDH" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “LDH”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-D-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “le” - see the side-by-side comparison. LDH vs le
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Words at a similar French frequency

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list