labervsLagersConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#36,469
“laber” frequency rank
#19,631
“Lagers” frequency rank
56100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laber Lagers
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lager

Where the eye mixes laber and Lagers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
laber
6 ch
Lagers

Look-alike desk: laber vs Lagers

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laber is [ˈlaːbɐ] while Lagers is [ˈlaːɡɐs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laber is recorded at frequency rank #36,469, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːbɐ]. Lagers is at rank #19,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːɡɐs].

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 56100, this pair ranks #953,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laber vs Lagers

Shared letters: aelr. Private to "laber": b. Private to "Lagers": gs.

"laber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Lagers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laberalber · labber · laberr · labre · laebr · lbaer · llaber
  • Lagersalgers · laegrs · lagerrs · lagerss · lagesr · laggers · lagres · lgaers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laber" for "Lagers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laber" is a verb and "Lagers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "laber" or "Lagers"?
"Lagers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,631 in our German list, against #36,469 for "laber". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lagers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #953,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laber" and "Lagers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laber vs Lasern". 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 #953,546 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