Which to use
“labor” and “labos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,683
- “labor” frequency rank
- #26,778
- “labos” frequency rank
- 57461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | labos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peine, souffrance. | Pluriel de labo. |
Letter map: labor vs labos
Shared letters muted; letters that set labor and labos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - labor / labos
labor and labos are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - r in “labor” becomes s in “labos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #30,683, classified as anoun. labos is at rank #26,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.bo\.
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 57461, this pair ranks #114,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs labos
Shared letters: ablo. Private to "labor": r. Private to "labos": s.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "labos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "labor" vs "labos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "labos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labor 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
Confusion rank #114,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.