Which to use
“labos” and “laps” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,778
- “labos” frequency rank
- #18,786
- “laps” frequency rank
- 45564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labos | laps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de labo. | Période de temps. |
Where the eye mixes labos and laps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between labos and laps
A purely visual mix-up. labos (\la.bo\) and laps (\laps\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45564, 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\. laps is at rank #18,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laps\.
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 45564, this pair ranks #201,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labos vs laps
Shared letters: als. Private to "labos": bo. Private to "laps": p.
"labos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labos" and "laps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labos" or "laps"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labos" and "laps" 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 "laps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labos" and "laps" 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 #201,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.