Which to use
“labor” and “labs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,683
- “labor” frequency rank
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- 60923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | labs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peine, souffrance. | Pluriel de lab. |
Letter map: labor vs labs
Shared letters muted; letters that set labor and labs apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
labor and labs 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #30,683, classified as anoun. labs is at rank #30,240, tagged as anoun, pronounced \læbz\.
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 60923, this pair ranks #95,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs labs
Shared letters: abl. Private to "labor": or. Private to "labs": s.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labor" and "labs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "labor" or "labs"?
What to do next
You've compared "labor" and "labs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "labs" 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
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