Which to use
“labs” is a noun and “lb” is a symbol - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- #22,921
- “lb” frequency rank
- 53161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | lb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lab. | Symbole de la livre (pound), unité de mesure de masse anglo-saxonne. Cette livre est ordinairement dans le système avoir-du-poids ; il y a aussi une livre apothicaire (apothecary pound ou troy pound) — les symboles respectifs sont lb av et lb t ou lb Tr. La livre française, elle, avait pour symbole lp. |
Letter map: labs vs lb
Shared letters muted; letters that set labs and lb apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - labs and lb
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labs is anoun and lbasymbol. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53161, 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\. lb is at rank #22,921, tagged as asymbol.
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 53161, this pair ranks #142,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs lb
Shared letters: bl. Private to "labs": as. Private to "lb": -.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lb" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · lbas · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labs" for "lb" ever safe?
Frequency check: "labs" vs "lb" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "labs" vs "lb" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "labs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "lb" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labs 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 #142,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.