labelsvslevelsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank
#30,665
“levels” frequency rank
48305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labels levels
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label Plural des Substantivs level

Letter map: labels vs levels

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

6 ch
labels
6 ch
levels

Role in the sentence - labels and levels

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and levelsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. levels is at rank #30,665, 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 48305, this pair ranks #1,253,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs levels

Shared letters: els. Private to "labels": ab. Private to "levels": v.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "levels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelsalbels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
  • levelselvels · leevls · levells · levelss · levesl · levles · levvels · llevels

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "labels" and "levels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labels" is a verb and "levels" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "labels" or "levels"?
"labels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,640 in our German list, against #30,665 for "levels". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,253,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labels" and "levels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levels 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 #1,253,440 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