LaborevsLaborsTell them apart

Which to use

“Labore” and “Labors” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,492
“Labore” frequency rank
#30,162
“Labors” frequency rank
69654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Labore Labors
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Labor Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Labor

Where the eye mixes Labore and Labors

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

6 ch
Labore
6 ch
Labors

Visual trap between Labore and Labors

A purely visual mix-up. Labore ([laˈboːʁə]) and Labors ([laˈboːɐ̯s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Labore” becomes s in “Labors”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Labore is recorded at frequency rank #39,492, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈboːʁə]. Labors is at rank #30,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈboːɐ̯s].

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 69654, this pair ranks #469,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Labore vs Labors

Shared letters: ablor. Private to "Labore": e. Private to "Labors": s.

"Labore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Labors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Laborealbore · labbore · laboer · laborre · labroe · laobre · lbaore · llabore
  • Laborsalbors · labbors · laborrs · laborss · labosr · labros · laobrs · lbaors

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Labore" and "Labors" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([laˈboːʁə] versus [laˈboːɐ̯s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Labore" vs "Labors" - which ranks higher?
"Labors" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,162 in our German list, against #39,492 for "Labore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Labore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Labors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #469,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Labore" and "Labors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laber vs Labore". 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 #469,972 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