Which to use
“label” and “laves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,885
- “label” frequency rank
- #26,781
- “laves” frequency rank
- 32666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | label | laves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Pluriel de lave. |
Where the eye mixes label and laves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between label and laves
A purely visual mix-up. label (\la.bɛl\) and laves (\lav\) 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 32666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
label is recorded at frequency rank #5,885, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.bɛl\. laves is at rank #26,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lav\.
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 32666, this pair ranks #295,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of label vs laves
Shared letters: ael. Private to "label": b. Private to "laves": sv.
"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "label" and "laves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "label" vs "laves" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "label" and "laves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavages vs laves". 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 #295,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.