BaltimorevssinglesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Baltimore is a name, singles is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Baltimore” is a name and “singles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,816
“Baltimore” frequency rank
#3,773
“singles” frequency rank
22589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Baltimore singles
Definition Stadt in Maryland, USA 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Baltimore and singles apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
Baltimore
7 ch
singles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Baltimore is aname and singlesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Baltimore is recorded at frequency rank #18,816, classified as aname, pronounced […]. singles is at rank #3,773, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 22589, this pair ranks #1,872,337 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Baltimore vs singles

Shared letters: eil. Private to "Baltimore": abmort. Private to "singles": gns.

"Baltimore" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Baltimoreabltimore · balitmore · balltimore · baltimmore · baltimoer · baltimorre · baltimroe · baltiomre
  • singlesisngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges

Frequency comparison

Baltimore#18,816
singles#3,773

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Baltimore" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Baltimore" is a name and "singles" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Baltimore" or "singles"?
"singles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,773 in our German list, against #18,816 for "Baltimore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Baltimore vs singles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Baltimore”; for a verb, it's “singles”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Baltimore” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list