Which to use
“given” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,187
- “given” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 51960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | given | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs give | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: given vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set given and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. given runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against singles's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: given and singles
given and singles are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
given is recorded at frequency rank #48,187, classified as averb, 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 51960, this pair ranks #1,115,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of given vs singles
Shared letters: egin. Private to "given": v. Private to "singles": ls.
"given" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "given" for "singles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "given" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "given" and "singles". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "given" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,115,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "given" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "given vs puzzles". 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 #1,115,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.