Which to use
“labia” and “larva” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,725
- “labia” frequency rank
- #29,341
- “larva” frequency rank
- 71066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labia | larva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule. | An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. |
Where the eye mixes labia and larva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. labia (CVCVV) and larva (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between labia and larva
A purely visual mix-up. labia (/ˈleɪ.bi.ə/) and larva (/ˈlɑː.və/) 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 71066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labia is recorded at frequency rank #41,725, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/. larva is at rank #29,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɑː.və/.
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 71066, this pair ranks #48,128 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labia vs larva
Shared letters: al. Private to "labia": bi. Private to "larva": rv.
"labia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "larva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "labia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "larva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,128 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labia" and "larva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labia vs Lanza". 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 #48,128 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.