Which to use
“labs” and “lens” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,642
- “labs” frequency rank
- #47,908
- “lens” frequency rank
- 84550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de lab. | Lente. |
Where the eye mixes labs and lens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. labs and lens follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between labs and lens
A purely visual mix-up. labs (/læbz/) and lens (/lɛnz/) 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 84550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #36,642, classified as anoun, pronounced /læbz/. lens is at rank #47,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛnz/.
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 84550, this pair ranks #6,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lens
Shared letters: ls. Private to "labs": ab. Private to "lens": en.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labs" and "lens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "labs" vs "lens" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labs" and "lens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs llené". 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 #6,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.