Which to use
“labos” is a noun and “Laos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,778
- “labos” frequency rank
- #21,374
- “Laos” frequency rank
- 48152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labos | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de labo. | Pays enclavé d’Asie du Sud-Est, enclavé entre la Birmanie, la Thaïlande, le Cambodge, le Viêt Nam et la Chine. Sa capitale est Vientiane. |
Where the eye mixes labos and Laos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses labos with Laos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: labos is \la.bo\ while Laos is \la.ɔs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48152, 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\. Laos is at rank #21,374, tagged as aname, pronounced \la.ɔs\.
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 48152, this pair ranks #181,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labos vs Laos
Shared letters: alos. Private to "labos": b. Private to "Laos": -.
"labos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Laos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labos" for "Laos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labos" vs "Laos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "labos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labos" and "Laos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labos 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 #181,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.