Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “lag” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,163
- “labs” frequency rank
- #906
- “lag” frequency rank
- 34069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lab | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs liegen |
Letter map: labs vs lag
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and lag apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - labs and lag
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and lagaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lag is at rank #906, tagged as averb, pronounced [laːk].
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 34069, this pair ranks #1,671,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lag
Shared letters: al. Private to "labs": bs. Private to "lag": g.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lag" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labs" and "lag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labs" or "lag"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lag" 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 #1,671,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.