Which to use
“label” is a noun and “laced” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,436
- “label” frequency rank
- #19,882
- “laced” frequency rank
- 23318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | laced |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. | Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage). |
Where the eye mixes label and laced
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: label vs laced
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: label is /ˈleɪ.bəl/ while laced is /leɪst/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23318, 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/. laced is at rank #19,882, tagged as anadj, pronounced /leɪst/.
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 23318, this pair ranks #410,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of label vs laced
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "laced": cd.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "label" and "laced" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "label" or "laced" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "laced" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "laced" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laced vs laver". 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 #410,202 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.