Which to use
“label” and “lager” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,436
- “label” frequency rank
- #23,585
- “lager” frequency rank
- 27021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | lager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. | A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast. |
Where the eye mixes label and lager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: label vs lager
A purely visual mix-up. label (/ˈleɪ.bəl/) and lager (/ˈlɑːɡə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27021, 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/. lager is at rank #23,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɑːɡə/.
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 27021, this pair ranks #382,270 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of label vs lager
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "lager": gr.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "label" for "lager" ever safe?
Frequency check: "label" vs "lager" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "lager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,270 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "lager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lager 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 #382,270 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.