Which to use
“labos” and “lagon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,778
- “labos” frequency rank
- #29,840
- “lagon” frequency rank
- 56618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labos | lagon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de labo. | Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll. |
Where the eye mixes labos and lagon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses labos with lagon
A purely visual mix-up. labos (\la.bo\) and lagon (\la.ɡɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labos is recorded at frequency rank #26,778, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.bo\. lagon is at rank #29,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡɔ̃\.
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 56618, this pair ranks #119,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labos vs lagon
Shared letters: alo. Private to "labos": bs. Private to "lagon": gn.
"labos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lagon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "labos" and "lagon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "labos" vs "lagon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "labos" and "lagon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lagon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labos" and "lagon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagon vs larron". 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 #119,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.