labels vs labs, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“labels” is a verb and “labs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank: #33,163
“labs” frequency rank: 50803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	labels	labs
Definition	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label	Plural des Substantivs lab

Letter map: labels vs labs

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

6 ch

labels

4 ch

labs

Part-of-speech tell for labels / labs

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and labsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. labs is at rank #33,163, tagged as anoun, 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 50803, this pair ranks #1,159,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs labs

Shared letters: abls. Private to "labels": e. Private to "labs": -.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

labels ← albels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "labels" and "labs" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labels" is a verb and "labs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "labels" or "labs"?

"labels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,640 in our German list, against #33,163 for "labs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "labels" vs "labs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "labs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,159,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"labels" and "labs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labs 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 #1,159,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.