Which to use
“monkey” is a noun and “singles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,246
- “monkey” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 33019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monkey | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Affe | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: monkey vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set monkey and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - monkey and singles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: monkey is anoun and singlesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monkey is recorded at frequency rank #29,246, classified as anoun, 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 33019, this pair ranks #1,695,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monkey vs singles
Shared letters: en. Private to "monkey": kmoy. Private to "singles": gils.
"monkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monkey" for "singles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "monkey" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "monkey" vs "singles" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "monkey" 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 #1,695,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monkey" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monkey 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 #1,695,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.