labelvslobesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“label” and “lobes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,885
“label” frequency rank
#29,422
“lobes” frequency rank
35307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature label lobes
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 lobe.

Where the eye mixes label and lobes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
label
5 ch
lobes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. label (\la.bɛl\) and lobes (\lɔb\) 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 35307, 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\. lobes is at rank #29,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔb\.

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 35307, this pair ranks #277,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of label vs lobes

Shared letters: bel. Private to "label": a. Private to "lobes": os.

"label" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lobes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • labelalbel · labbel · labell · lable · laebl · lbael · llabel
  • lobeslboes · llobes · lobbes · lobess · lobse · loebs · olbes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "label" and "lobes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\la.bɛl\ versus \lɔb\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "label" or "lobes"?
"label" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,885 in our French list, against #29,422 for "lobes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "label" and "lobes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "label" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lobes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "label" and "lobes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lobes vs lobo". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list