Which to use
“points” is a noun and “singles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,700
- “points” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 24473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | points | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs point | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: points vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set points and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - points and singles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: points is anoun and singlesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
points is recorded at frequency rank #20,700, 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 24473, this pair ranks #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of points vs singles
Shared letters: ins. Private to "points": opt. Private to "singles": egl.
"points" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "points" for "singles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "points" or "singles"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "points" and "singles".
- Full dictionary entry for "points" 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 #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "points" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "points 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 #1,847,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.