Label or label ( pronounced LAY bell ) means the slip of paper or plastic that identifies the contents of a can, jar, bottle, box, or another container--
The label says to keep this refrigerated.
If you label each of the boxes, we'll know what's in them when we want to unpack.
Lapel or lapel ( pronounced luh PELL ) means the part of a jacket or coat collar that is folded back to leave a "V" shape in the front--
When he got dressed up, he always wore a carnation on his lapel.
He is still wearing a campaign button from the last election on his lapel.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The label on the can says that this cleaning fluid will remove the spot from my lapel."
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