Lab vs lo, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Lab” is a noun and “lo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,610
“Lab” frequency rank: #11,924
“lo” frequency rank: 30534
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Lab	lo
Definition	Enzymgemisch, das aus Kälbermägen gewonnen wird und zur Käseherstellung genutzt wird	siehe!, seht!, schaut an!

Letter map: Lab vs lo

Shared letters muted; letters that set Lab and lo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

Lab

2 ch

Grammar separator: Lab vs lo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lab is anoun and loanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lab is recorded at frequency rank #18,610, classified as anoun, pronounced [laːp]. lo is at rank #11,924, tagged as anintj, 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 30534, this pair ranks #1,745,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Lab vs lo

Shared letters: l. Private to "Lab": ab. Private to "lo": o.

"Lab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lo" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lab" and "lo" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Lab" is a noun and "lo" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "Lab" or "lo" show up more?

"lo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,924 in our German list, against #18,610 for "Lab". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Lab" vs "lo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "Lab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "lo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,745,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Lab" and "lo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lab vs lame". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,745,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.