Which to use
“labels” and “lacets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,771
- “labels” frequency rank
- #19,053
- “lacets” frequency rank
- 39824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labels | lacets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de label. | Pluriel de lacet. |
Where the eye mixes labels and lacets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: labels vs lacets
A purely visual mix-up. labels (\la.bɛl\) and lacets (\la.sɛ\) 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 39824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labels is recorded at frequency rank #20,771, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.bɛl\. lacets is at rank #19,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.sɛ\.
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 39824, this pair ranks #245,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labels vs lacets
Shared letters: aels. Private to "labels": b. Private to "lacets": ct.
"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lacets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labels" and "lacets" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "labels" vs "lacets" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "labels" and "lacets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lacets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labels" and "lacets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacets vs lancet". 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 #245,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.