Which to use
“labels” is a verb and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,640
- “labels” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 17964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labels | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label | von |
Letter map: labels vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set labels and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - labels and of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 17964, this pair ranks #1,922,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labels vs of
Shared letters: none. Private to "labels": abels. Private to "of": fo.
"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labels ← albels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labels" and "of" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labels" or "of"?
After this comparison
Pair "labels" vs "of" 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 "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labels" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labels 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 #1,922,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.