label

\la.bɛl\

/\la.bɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“label” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,885
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Marque distinctive créée par un syndicat professionnel ou un organisme public, apposée sur un produit commercialisé pour en garantir la qualité, la conformité aux normes de fabrication, pour en sou...

Corpus desk

Index FR-label · label · French

label · rank #5,885 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,885
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH juridiques

Nearest frequency peer: juridiques (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “label”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “label” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

label vs lave
60% similar
label vs lame
60% similar
label vs lake
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for label
PropertyValue
Headwordlabel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.bɛl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,885
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “label” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). label lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around label (IPA \la.bɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,885 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for label, with forms such as "albel", "labbel", and "labell". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lave", "lame", "lake", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is label, spelled L-A-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marque distinctive créée par un syndicat professionnel ou un organisme public, apposée sur un produit commercialisé pour en garantir la qualité, la conformité aux normes de fabrication, pour en souligner la spécificité et le distinguer des produits concurrents.
  2. 2
    Étiquette dans son sens figuré.
  3. 3
    Société éditrice de musique qui vend des disques et promeut des artistes auteurs-compositeurs.
  4. 4
    Groupe de caractères servant à identifier et décrire, sur un format très court, un article, un enregistrement, un message, un fichier ou un volume d’information. C'est ce que l'on met sur un bouton cliquable d'une interface ou widget.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how label appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pourtant, se lancer dans le halal ressemble à un chemin de croix… Les contraintes de production ne sont pas insurmontables, mais l’industriel doit se plonger dans le maquis d’un système de certification bien éloigné de celui des labels classiques.
  2. Le culte de l’ancêtre doit beaucoup à l’intérêt commercial. En se proclamant descendants de l’inventrice du camembert, les petits-enfants de Marie Harel s’attribuaient un label d’authenticité et de tradition.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • albel
  • labbel
  • labell
  • lable
  • laebl
  • lbael
  • llabel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of label - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

albel2labbel1labell1lable2laebl2lbael2llabel1
Edit distance from "label"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "label"?
"label" is spelled L-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \la.bɛl\.
What does "label" mean?
As a noun, "label" means: Marque distinctive créée par un syndicat professionnel ou un organisme public, apposée sur un produit commercialisé pour en garantir la qualité, la conformité aux normes de fabrication, pour en sou...
What words are commonly confused with "label"?
"label" is commonly confused with "lave", "lame", "lake". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "label"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "label" is \la.bɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "label" come from?
"label" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "label", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list