laberstvsLagersTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#43,313
“laberst” frequency rank
#19,631
“Lagers” frequency rank
62944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laberst Lagers
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lager

Where the eye mixes laberst and Lagers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
laberst
6 ch
Lagers

Look-alike desk: laberst vs Lagers

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laberst is [ˈlaːbɐst] 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 62944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laberst is recorded at frequency rank #43,313, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːbɐst]. 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 62944, this pair ranks #694,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laberst vs Lagers

Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "laberst": bt. Private to "Lagers": g.

"laberst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "Lagers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laberstalberst · labberst · laberrst · labersst · laberstt · laberts · labesrt · labrest
  • Lagersalgers · laegrs · lagerrs · lagerss · lagesr · laggers · lagres · lgaers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laberst" for "Lagers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "laberst" is a verb and "Lagers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "laberst" vs "Lagers" - which ranks higher?
"Lagers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,631 in our German list, against #43,313 for "laberst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laberst" 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 #694,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laberst" and "Lagers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laber vs laberst". 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 #694,456 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