Which to use
“labio” and “labs” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,412
- “labio” frequency rank
- #36,642
- “labs” frequency rank
- 49054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labio | labs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquiera de los dos bordes carnosos y movibles de la boca. | Forma del plural de lab. |
Where the eye mixes labio and labs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. labio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against labs's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: labio vs labs
A purely visual mix-up. labio ([ˈlaβ̞jo]) and labs (/læbz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labio is recorded at frequency rank #12,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaβ̞jo]. labs is at rank #36,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced /læbz/.
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 49054, this pair ranks #110,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labio vs labs
Shared letters: abl. Private to "labio": io. Private to "labs": s.
"labio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labio" and "labs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "labio" vs "labs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "labio" and "labs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labio" and "labs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labs vs lies". 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 #110,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.