laborvslarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: labor is a noun, lar is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“labor” is a noun and “lar” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,683
“labor” frequency rank
#48,637
“lar” frequency rank
79320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature labor lar
Definition Peine, souffrance. Trop.

Letter map: labor vs lar

Shared letters muted; letters that set labor and lar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
labor
3 ch
lar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labor is anoun and laranadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

labor is recorded at frequency rank #30,683, classified as anoun. lar is at rank #48,637, tagged as anadv.

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 79320, this pair ranks #23,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of labor vs lar

Shared letters: alr. Private to "labor": bo. Private to "lar": -.

"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laboralbor · labbor · laborr · labro · laobr · lbaor · llabor

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "labor" and "lar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "labor" is a noun and "lar" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "labor" or "lar"?
"labor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,683 in our French list, against #48,637 for "lar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "labor" and "lar". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "labor" and "lar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lep". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list