Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “lar” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- #48,637
- “lar” frequency rank
- 78877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lab. | Trop. |
Letter map: labs vs lar
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and lar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for labs / lar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and laranadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78877, 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\. lar is at rank #48,637, tagged as anadv.
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 78877, this pair ranks #24,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lar
Shared letters: al. Private to "labs": bs. Private to "lar": r.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · lbas · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labs" for "lar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labs" vs "lar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "labs" and "lar".
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar 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 #24,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.