Which to use
“label” is a verb and “Labor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,202
- “label” frequency rank
- #5,977
- “Labor” frequency rank
- 13179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labeln | Räumlichkeit oder Einrichtung, in der wissenschaftliche, technische und medizinische Untersuchungen, Analysen und Versuche durchgeführt werden |
Where the eye mixes label and Labor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between label and Labor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: label is [ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩] while Labor is [laˈboːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
label is recorded at frequency rank #7,202, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩]. Labor is at rank #5,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈboːɐ̯].
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 13179, this pair ranks #1,959,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of label vs Labor
Shared letters: abl. Private to "label": e. Private to "Labor": or.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "label" and "Labor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "label" or "Labor"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "label" and "Labor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Labor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "Labor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "label vs lame". 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 #1,959,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.