Which to use
“looking” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,829
- “looking” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 31602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | looking | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs look | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: looking vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set looking and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on looking vs singles
looking 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 share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
looking is recorded at frequency rank #27,829, 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 31602, this pair ranks #1,724,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of looking vs singles
Shared letters: giln. Private to "looking": ko. Private to "singles": es.
"looking" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "looking" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "looking" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "looking" 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 #1,724,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "looking" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "looking 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 #1,724,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.