Which to use
“labours” is a noun and “Latour” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,229
- “labours” frequency rank
- #48,858
- “Latour” frequency rank
- 91087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labours | Latour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of labour | A surname from French. |
Letter map: labours vs Latour
Shared letters muted; letters that set labours and Latour apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. labours runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against Latour's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: labours vs Latour
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labours is anoun and Latouraname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labours is recorded at frequency rank #42,229, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪbɚz/. Latour is at rank #48,858, tagged as aname.
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 91087, this pair ranks #3,590 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labours vs Latour
Shared letters: aloru. Private to "labours": bs. Private to "Latour": t.
"labours" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Latour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labours" for "Latour" ever safe?
Which is more common, "labours" or "Latour"?
What to do next
Pair "labours" vs "Latour" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "labours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Latour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,590 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labours" and "Latour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lather vs Latour". 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 #3,590 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.