Which to use
“labor” and “lavoir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,683
- “labor” frequency rank
- #30,246
- “lavoir” frequency rank
- 60929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | lavoir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peine, souffrance. | Bassin public alimenté en eau aménagé pour rincer le linge. |
Letter map: labor vs lavoir
Shared letters muted; letters that set labor and lavoir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on labor vs lavoir
labor and lavoir 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 60929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #30,683, classified as anoun. lavoir is at rank #30,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.vwaʁ\.
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 60929, this pair ranks #95,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs lavoir
Shared letters: alor. Private to "labor": b. Private to "lavoir": iv.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lavoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labor" and "lavoir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "labor" or "lavoir" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavoir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "lavoir" 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 #95,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.