Which to use
“laber” is a verb and “late” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,469
- “laber” frequency rank
- #14,348
- “late” frequency rank
- 50817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laber | late |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern | spät |
Letter map: laber vs late
Shared letters muted; letters that set laber and late apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - laber and late
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laber is averb and lateanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50817, 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]. late is at rank #14,348, tagged as anadj, 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 50817, this pair ranks #1,159,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laber vs late
Shared letters: ael. Private to "laber": br. Private to "late": t.
"laber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "late" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laber" and "late" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "laber" or "late" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "laber" vs "late" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "late" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,159,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laber" and "late" 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 #1,159,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.