Which to use
“label” and “lace” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,436
- “label” frequency rank
- #9,355
- “lace” frequency rank
- 12791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | lace |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
Where the eye mixes label and lace
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: label vs lace
A purely visual mix-up. label (/ˈleɪ.bəl/) and lace (/leɪs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12791, 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/. lace is at rank #9,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced /leɪs/.
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 12791, this pair ranks #479,540 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of label vs lace
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "lace": c.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "label" and "lace" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "label" or "lace" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lace" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,540 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "lace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lace vs LSC". 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 #479,540 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.