labelsvstoreTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#17,640
“labels” frequency rank
#2,414
“tore” frequency rank
20054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labels tore
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs label Vulva

Letter map: labels vs tore

Shared letters muted; letters that set labels and tore apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

6 ch
labels
4 ch
tore

Role in the sentence - labels and tore

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labels is averb and toreanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labels is recorded at frequency rank #17,640, classified as averb, pronounced […]. tore is at rank #2,414, 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 20054, this pair ranks #1,901,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of labels vs tore

Shared letters: e. Private to "labels": abls. Private to "tore": ort.

"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelsalbels · labbels · labells · labelss · labesl · lables · laebls · lbaels
  • toreotre · toer · troe · ttore

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "labels" and "tore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labels" is a verb and "tore" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "labels" or "tore"?
"tore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,414 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.

What to do next

You've compared "labels" and "tore". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,901,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labels" and "tore" 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 #1,901,786 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