Which to use
“label” is a noun and “labeled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,436
- “label” frequency rank
- #8,164
- “labeled” frequency rank
- 11600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | labeled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. | Having a label, tagged. |
Letter map: label vs labeled
Shared letters muted; letters that set label and labeled apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: label vs labeled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: label is anoun and labeledanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “label” sits inside “labeled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
label is recorded at frequency rank #3,436, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.bəl/. labeled is at rank #8,164, tagged as anadj.
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 11600, this pair ranks #486,171 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of label vs labeled
Shared letters: abel. Private to "label": -. Private to "labeled": d.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "labeled" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "label" for "labeled" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "label" or "labeled" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "label" and "labeled". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labeled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,171 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "labeled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "label vs lel". 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 #486,171 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.