Which to use
“labor” and “laburo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,118
- “labor” frequency rank
- #16,143
- “laburo” frequency rank
- 18261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | laburo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de trabajar. | Ocupación que se desempeña por una retribución. |
Where the eye mixes labor and laburo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: labor vs laburo
A purely visual mix-up. labor ([laˈβ̞oɾ]) and laburo ([laˈβ̞uɾo]) 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 18261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #2,118, classified as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞oɾ]. laburo is at rank #16,143, tagged as anoun, pronounced [laˈβ̞uɾo].
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 18261, this pair ranks #268,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs laburo
Shared letters: ablor. Private to "labor": -. Private to "laburo": u.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laburo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labor" and "laburo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labor" or "laburo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labor" and "laburo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laburo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "laburo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labora vs laburo". 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 #268,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.