Which to use
“labor” is a verb and “laboral” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,447
- “labor” frequency rank
- #20,926
- “laboral” frequency rank
- 47373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | labor | laboral |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escorregar, cair | o mesmo que trabalhista |
Letter map: labor vs laboral
Shared letters muted; letters that set labor and laboral apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. labor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against laboral's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - labor and laboral
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: labor is averb and laboralanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “labor” sits inside “laboral”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
labor is recorded at frequency rank #26,447, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈlaː.bor/, /ˈɫaː.bɔr/. laboral is at rank #20,926, tagged as anadj.
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 47373, this pair ranks #17,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of labor vs laboral
Shared letters: ablor. Private to "labor": -. Private to "laboral": -.
"labor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "laboral" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "labor" and "laboral" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "labor" vs "laboral" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "labor" and "laboral". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "labor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laboral" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "labor" and "laboral" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labor vs latir". 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 #17,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.