laber

/[ˈlaːbɐ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,469

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

laber is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern Pronounced [ˈlaːbɐ]. Often confused with Lage and leer.

Key facts for laber
PropertyValue
Headwordlaber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlaːbɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,469
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of laber in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for laber is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaːbɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,469 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for laber, with forms such as "alber", "labber", and "laberr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lage", "leer", "lebe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is laber, spelled L-A-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alber,labber,laberr,labre,laebr,lbaer,llaber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laber

Misspelling Variants of "laber"

alber5labber6laberr6labre5laebr5lbaer5llaber6
Misspelling Variants of "laber"

Frequency rank: #36,469 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laber"?
"laber" is spelled L-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːbɐ].
What does "laber" mean?
As a verb, "laber" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs labern
What words are commonly confused with "laber"?
"laber" is commonly confused with "Lage", "leer", "lebe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laber" is [ˈlaːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laber" come from?
"laber" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.