Which to use
“laden” is a verb and “lavée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,927
- “laden” frequency rank
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- 53396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laden | lavée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charger (un véhicule). | Féminin singulier de lavé. |
Where the eye mixes laden and lavée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laden (CVCVC) and lavée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: laden vs lavée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laden is \ˈlaːdn̩\ while lavée is \la.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laden is recorded at frequency rank #16,927, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈlaːdn̩\. lavée is at rank #36,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\.
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 53396, this pair ranks #141,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laden vs lavée
Shared letters: ael. Private to "laden": dn. Private to "lavée": vé.
"laden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laden ← alden · ladden · ladenn · ladne · laedn · ldaen · lladen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laden" and "lavée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laden" or "lavée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laden" and "lavée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". 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 #141,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.