Which to use
“labs” and “Lob” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,240
- “labs” frequency rank
- #43,529
- “Lob” frequency rank
- 73769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labs | Lob |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lab. | Éloge, compliment, félicitations, louange. |
Where the eye mixes labs and Lob
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses labs with Lob
A purely visual mix-up. labs (\læbz\) and Lob (\loːp\) 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 73769, 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\. Lob is at rank #43,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced \loːp\.
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 73769, this pair ranks #39,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labs vs Lob
Shared letters: bl. Private to "labs": as. Private to "Lob": o.
"labs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lob" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- labs ← albs · labbs · labss · lasb · lbas · llabs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "labs" for "Lob" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "labs" or "Lob" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "labs" and "Lob" 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 "Lob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labs" and "Lob" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lob 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 #39,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.