Which to use
“labs” and “lag” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- #36,026
- “lag” frequency rank
- 66266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lab. | Latence, retard, décalage, lenteur de communication informatique. |
Where the eye mixes labs and lag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses labs with lag
A purely visual mix-up. labs (\læbz\) and lag (\laɡ\) 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 66266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labs is recorded at frequency rank #30,240, classified as anoun, pronounced \læbz\. lag is at rank #36,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laɡ\.
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 66266, this pair ranks #68,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lag
Shared letters: al. Private to "labs": bs. Private to "lag": g.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lag" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · lbas · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labs" and "lag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "labs" or "lag"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labs" and "lag" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lag 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
Confusion rank #68,554 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.