labsvsLandsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,163
“labs” frequency rank
#44,039
“Lands” frequency rank
77202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labs Lands
Definition Plural des Substantivs lab Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land

Letter map: labs vs Lands

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

4 ch
labs
5 ch
Lands

Corpus notes: labs and Lands

labs and Lands 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 77202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lands is at rank #44,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s].

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 77202, this pair ranks #266,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labs vs Lands

Shared letters: als. Private to "labs": b. Private to "Lands": dn.

"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
  • Lands ← alnds · ladns · landds · landss · lannds · lansd · llands · lnads

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labs" and "Lands" be used interchangeably?
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.
In ordinary German text, does "labs" or "Lands" show up more?
"labs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,163 in our German list, against #44,039 for "Lands". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "labs" vs "Lands" 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 "Lands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labs" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst vs Lands". 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 #266,146 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