Which to use
“labor” and “lazar” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,763
- “labor” frequency rank
- #37,065
- “lazar” frequency rank
- 38828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | lazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of labour. | Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation. |
Where the eye mixes labor and lazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. labor and lazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: labor vs lazar
A purely visual mix-up. labor (/ˈleɪ.bɚ/) and lazar (/ˈleɪzə/) 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 38828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #1,763, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.bɚ/. lazar is at rank #37,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪzə/.
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 38828, this pair ranks #282,328 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs lazar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "labor": bo. Private to "lazar": z.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lazar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labor" for "lazar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labor" vs "lazar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,328 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "lazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs lazar". 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 #282,328 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.