labos

\la.bo\

/\la.bo\/ noun

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The verdict

“labos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,778
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de labo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-labos · labos · French

labos · rank #26,778 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,778
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koch

Nearest frequency peer: Koch (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « labos »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « labos » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

labos vs Los
40% similar
labos vs lacs
60% similar
labos vs lars
60% similar

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

Key facts for labos
PropertyValue
Headwordlabos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.bo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,778
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « labos »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.labosse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Koch » (#26,777), « lamelles » (#26,779), « lanternes » (#26,780). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « labos » est au #26,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around labos (IPA \la.bo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,778 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de labo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for labos, with forms such as "albos", "labbos", and "laboss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Los", "lacs", "lars", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is labos, spelled L-A-B-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de labo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ayant moi-même présenté sous un meilleur jour des résultats d’études mitigés, je suis censé déceler les petits arrangements des amis des autres labos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • albos
  • labbos
  • laboss
  • labso
  • laobs
  • lbaos
  • llabos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of labos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

albos2labbos1laboss1labso2laobs2lbaos2llabos1
Edit distance from "labos"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "labos"?
"labos" is spelled L-A-B-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \la.bo\.
What does "labos" mean?
As a noun, "labos" means: Pluriel de labo.
What words are commonly confused with "labos"?
"labos" is commonly confused with "Los", "lacs", "lars". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "labos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "labos" is \la.bo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "labos" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

laves#26,781Leigh#26,782ivres#26,769Mazda#26,797

Similar misspelling depth

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

idylle7 variantsGavin7 variantspadre7 variantsfouine7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list