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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labels" and "levels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labels" or "levels"?
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.