Which to use
“labels” and “lebel” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,771
- “labels” frequency rank
- #31,577
- “lebel” frequency rank
- 52348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labels | lebel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de label. | Fusil qui équipa les armées françaises dans les deux guerres mondiales. |
Where the eye mixes labels and lebel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses labels with lebel
A purely visual mix-up. labels (\la.bɛl\) and lebel (\lə.bɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52348, 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\. lebel is at rank #31,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.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 52348, this pair ranks #148,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labels vs lebel
Shared letters: bel. Private to "labels": as. Private to "lebel": -.
"labels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lebel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labels" and "lebel" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "labels" vs "lebel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "labels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labels" and "lebel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebel vs lunel". 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 #148,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.