Which to use
“labor” and “láser” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,118
- “labor” frequency rank
- #10,171
- “láser” frequency rank
- 12289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | láser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de trabajar. | Dispositivo que utiliza la emisión inducida para generar un haz de luz coherente tanto espacial como temporalmente. |
Where the eye mixes labor and láser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between labor and láser
A purely visual mix-up. labor ([laˈβ̞oɾ]) and láser ([ˈlaseɾ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12289, 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]. láser is at rank #10,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaseɾ].
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 12289, this pair ranks #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs láser
Shared letters: lr. Private to "labor": abo. Private to "láser": esá.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "láser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labor ← albor · labbor · laborr · labro · laobr · lavor · lbaor · llabor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labor" and "láser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "labor" or "láser" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "láser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "láser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "láser vs lover". 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 #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.