labelsvsofficeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank
#5,205
“office” frequency rank
22845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labels office
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label Arbeitsraum für Verwaltung und Planung: Büro

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set labels and office apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
labels
6 ch
office

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and officeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. office is at rank #5,205, 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 22845, this pair ranks #1,868,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs office

Shared letters: e. Private to "labels": abls. Private to "office": cfio.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "office" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelsalbels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
  • officefofice · offcie · officce · offiec · ofice · ofifce

Frequency comparison

labels#17,640
office#5,205

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labels" and "office" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labels" is a verb and "office" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "labels" or "office"?
"office" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,205 in our German list, against #17,640 for "labels". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering labels vs office

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “labels”; for a noun, it's “office”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “labels” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list