Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “lad” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,163
- “labs” frequency rank
- #24,418
- “lad” frequency rank
- 57581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lab | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs laden |
Letter map: labs vs lad
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and lad apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for labs / lad
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and ladaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lad is at rank #24,418, tagged as averb, pronounced [laːt].
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 57581, this pair ranks #895,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lad
Shared letters: al. Private to "labs": bs. Private to "lad": d.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lad" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labs" and "lad" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "labs" vs "lad" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #895,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labs vs puzzles". 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 #895,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.