labsvsLamasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,163
“labs” frequency rank
#46,797
“Lamas” frequency rank
79960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labs Lamas
Definition Plural des Substantivs lab Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lama

Letter map: labs vs Lamas

Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and Lamas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. labs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Lamas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
labs
5 ch
Lamas

Spelling & dictionary notes on labs vs Lamas

labs and Lamas are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lamas is at rank #46,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːmas].

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 79960, this pair ranks #205,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labs vs Lamas

Shared letters: als. Private to "labs": b. Private to "Lamas": m.

"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Lamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
  • Lamas ← almas · laams · lamass · lammas · lamsa · llamas · lmaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "labs" for "Lamas" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "labs" vs "Lamas" - which ranks higher?
"labs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,163 in our German list, against #46,797 for "Lamas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "labs" vs "Lamas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lamas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labs" and "Lamas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lamas vs lame". 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 #205,468 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