Which to use
“labs” and “Läuse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,163
- “labs” frequency rank
- #43,335
- “Läuse” frequency rank
- 76498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | Läuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lab | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laus |
Letter map: labs vs Läuse
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and Läuse apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. labs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Läuse's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: labs and Läuse
labs and Läuse 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 76498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Läuse is at rank #43,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯zə].
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 76498, this pair ranks #282,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs Läuse
Shared letters: ls. Private to "labs": ab. Private to "Läuse": euä.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Läuse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labs" and "Läuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labs" or "Läuse"?
After this comparison
Pair "labs" vs "Läuse" 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 "Läuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "Läuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Läuse". 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 #282,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.