labelsvslaberTell them apart

Which to use

“labels” and “laber” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank
#36,469
“laber” frequency rank
54109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labels laber
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern

Letter map: labels vs laber

Shared letters muted; letters that set labels and laber apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
labels
5 ch
laber

Corpus notes: labels and laber

labels and laber 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. laber is at rank #36,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːbɐ].

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 54109, this pair ranks #1,031,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs laber

Shared letters: abel. Private to "labels": s. Private to "laber": r.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "laber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelsalbels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
  • laberalber · labber · laberr · labre · laebr · lbaer · llaber

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labels" and "laber" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "labels" or "laber"?
"labels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,640 in our German list, against #36,469 for "laber". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "labels" and "laber". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "laber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,031,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labels" and "laber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laber vs Lasern". 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 #1,031,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list