Which to use
“released” and “singles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,205
- “released” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 52978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | released | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs release | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: released vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set released and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on released vs singles
released 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
released is recorded at frequency rank #49,205, 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 52978, this pair ranks #1,075,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of released vs singles
Shared letters: els. Private to "released": adr. Private to "singles": gin.
"released" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "released" 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 #1,075,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "released" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs released". 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 #1,075,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.