Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “längs” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,163
- “labs” frequency rank
- #18,976
- “längs” frequency rank
- 52139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | längs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lab | in der Längsachse |
Letter map: labs vs längs
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and längs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - labs and längs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and längsanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. längs is at rank #18,976, tagged as anadv, pronounced [lɛŋs].
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 52139, this pair ranks #1,108,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs längs
Shared letters: ls. Private to "labs": ab. Private to "längs": gnä.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "längs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labs" for "längs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "labs" or "längs" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "labs" and "längs".
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "längs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,108,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "längs" 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 #1,108,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.