Which to use
“labs” and “lamas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- #40,346
- “lamas” frequency rank
- 70586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lab. | Pluriel de lama. |
Where the eye mixes labs and lamas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. labs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lamas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: labs vs lamas
A purely visual mix-up. labs (\læbz\) and lamas (\la.ma\) 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 70586, 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\. lamas is at rank #40,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.ma\.
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 70586, this pair ranks #50,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lamas
Shared letters: als. Private to "labs": b. Private to "lamas": m.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labs" for "lamas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labs" vs "lamas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lamas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lamas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lamas vs limes". 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 #50,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.