Which to use
“missing” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,357
- “missing” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 47130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missing | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: missing vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - missing / singles
missing 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, 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 47130, this pair ranks #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of missing vs singles
Shared letters: gins. Private to "missing": m. Private to "singles": el.
"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "missing" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "missing" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "missing" and "singles".
- Full dictionary entry for "missing" 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 #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missing" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "missing 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 #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.