movesvssinglesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“moves” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,510
“moves” frequency rank
#3,773
“singles” frequency rank
40283
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moves singles
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs move 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single

Letter map: moves vs singles

Shared letters muted; letters that set moves and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
moves
7 ch
singles

Spelling & dictionary notes on moves vs singles

moves 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 40283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moves is recorded at frequency rank #36,510, 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 40283, this pair ranks #1,512,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moves vs singles

Shared letters: es. Private to "moves": mov. Private to "singles": giln.

"moves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • movesmmoves · moevs · movess · movse · movves · mvoes · omves
  • singlesisngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moves" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "moves" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
"singles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,773 in our German list, against #36,510 for "moves". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "moves" and "singles". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moves" 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 #1,512,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moves" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moves 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 #1,512,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list