labervsLeberWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#36,469
“laber” frequency rank
#7,785
“Leber” frequency rank
44254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laber Leber
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern für den Stoffwechsel wichtigstes, inneres Organ von Tier und Mensch

Where the eye mixes laber and Leber

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

5 ch
laber
5 ch
Leber

Visual trap between laber and Leber

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laber is [ˈlaːbɐ] while Leber is [ˈleːbɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “laber” becomes e in “Leber”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44254, 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]. Leber is at rank #7,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːbɐ].

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 44254, this pair ranks #1,392,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laber vs Leber

Shared letters: belr. Private to "laber": a. Private to "Leber": -.

"laber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Leber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laberalber · labber · laberr · labre · laebr · lbaer · llaber
  • Leberelber · lbeer · lebber · leberr · lebre · leebr · lleber

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "laber" and "Leber" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laber" is a verb and "Leber" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "laber" or "Leber" show up more?
"Leber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,785 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "laber" and "Leber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Leber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,392,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laber" and "Leber" 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 #1,392,051 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