Which to use
“grades” and “labels” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,903
- “grades” frequency rank
- #17,640
- “labels” frequency rank
- 33543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grades | labels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs grade | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label |
Letter map: grades vs labels
Shared letters muted; letters that set grades and labels apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. grades (CCVCVC) and labels (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - grades / labels
grades and labels are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grades is recorded at frequency rank #15,903, classified as averb, pronounced […]. labels is at rank #17,640, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 33543, this pair ranks #1,683,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grades vs labels
Shared letters: aes. Private to "grades": dgr. Private to "labels": bl.
"grades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "grades" and "labels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "grades" or "labels" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "grades" vs "labels" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "grades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,683,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grades" and "labels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labels vs puzzles". 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 #1,683,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.