Which to use
“qualifying” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,817
- “qualifying” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 32590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qualifying | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs qualify | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: qualifying vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set qualifying and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - qualifying / singles
qualifying 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qualifying is recorded at frequency rank #28,817, 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 32590, this pair ranks #1,704,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of qualifying vs singles
Shared letters: giln. Private to "qualifying": afquy. Private to "singles": es.
"qualifying" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVVCC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- qualifying ← qaulifying · qqualifying · quailfying · qualfiying · qualiffying · qualifiyng · qualifyign · qualifyingg
- singles ← isngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "qualifying" and "singles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "qualifying" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "qualifying" 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 #1,704,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "qualifying" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs qualifying". 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 #1,704,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.