labelsvsLagersTell them apart

Quick tell: labels is a verb, Lagers is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank
#19,631
“Lagers” frequency rank
37271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labels Lagers
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lager

Letter map: labels vs Lagers

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

6 ch
labels
6 ch
Lagers

Part-of-speech tell for labels / Lagers

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and Lagersanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Lagers is at rank #19,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːɡɐs].

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 37271, this pair ranks #1,594,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs Lagers

Shared letters: aels. Private to "labels": b. Private to "Lagers": gr.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Lagers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelsalbels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
  • Lagersalgers · laegrs · lagerrs · lagerss · lagesr · laggers · lagres · lgaers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "labels" for "Lagers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labels" is a verb and "Lagers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "labels" vs "Lagers" - which ranks higher?
"labels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,640 in our German list, against #19,631 for "Lagers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "labels" and "Lagers".

  • Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lagers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,594,465 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labels" and "Lagers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lagers 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 #1,594,465 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