Which to use
“labelle” and “labels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,323
- “labelle” frequency rank
- #20,771
- “labels” frequency rank
- 54094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labelle | labels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pétale caractéristique des orchidacées, généralement orienté vers le bas, pouvant imiter l’apparence d’un insecte ou prendre des formes spectaculaires. | Pluriel de label. |
Same sound, different letters: labelle vs labels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - labelle and labels
This is the hard kind. labelle and labels are pronounced identically (\la.bɛl\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labelle is recorded at frequency rank #33,323, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.bɛl\. labels is at rank #20,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.bɛl\.
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 54094, this pair ranks #136,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labelle vs labels
Shared letters: abel. Private to "labelle": -. Private to "labels": s.
"labelle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labelle" and "labels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labelle" or "labels"?
What to do next
"labelle" and "labels" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "labelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labelle" and "labels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labelle vs labellisé". 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 #136,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.