labsvsLoksWhich spelling fits?

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

#33,163
“labs” frequency rank
#41,325
“Loks” frequency rank
74488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labs Loks
Definition Plural des Substantivs lab Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lok

Letter map: labs vs Loks

Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and Loks apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. labs and Loks follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
labs
4 ch
Loks

Corpus notes: labs and Loks

labs and Loks 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labs is recorded at frequency rank #33,163, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Loks is at rank #41,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔks].

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 74488, this pair ranks #332,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labs vs Loks

Shared letters: ls. Private to "labs": ab. Private to "Loks": ko.

"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Loks" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · llabs
  • Loks ← lloks · lokks · lokss · losk · olks

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "labs" and "Loks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, 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 "Loks" show up more?
"labs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,163 in our German list, against #41,325 for "Loks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "labs" and "Loks".

  • Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Loks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #332,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labs" and "Loks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Loks vs Loses". 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 #332,168 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