Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “lebt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,163
- “labs” frequency rank
- #1,136
- “lebt” frequency rank
- 34299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs lab | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben |
Letter map: labs vs lebt
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and lebt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. labs and lebt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - labs and lebt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and lebtaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. lebt is at rank #1,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːpt].
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 34299, this pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lebt
Shared letters: bl. Private to "labs": as. Private to "lebt": et.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lebt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labs" and "lebt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "labs" or "lebt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "labs" and "lebt".
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lebt" 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 #1,666,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.