Which to use
“labeur” and “largeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,182
- “labeur” frequency rank
- #5,148
- “largeur” frequency rank
- 25330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labeur | largeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Travail pénible exigeant un effort d’une certaine durée. | Étendue d’une chose considérée d’un de ses côtés à l’autre, par opposition à longueur. |
Where the eye mixes labeur and largeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. labeur runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against largeur's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: labeur vs largeur
A purely visual mix-up. labeur (\la.bœʁ\) and largeur (\laʁ.ʒœʁ\) 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 25330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labeur is recorded at frequency rank #20,182, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.bœʁ\. largeur is at rank #5,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ʒœʁ\.
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 25330, this pair ranks #341,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of labeur vs largeur
Shared letters: aelru. Private to "labeur": b. Private to "largeur": g.
"labeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "largeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labeur" and "largeur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "labeur" or "largeur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labeur" and "largeur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labeur" and "largeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labeur vs Lacour". 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 #341,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.