Which to use
“samples” is a noun and “singles” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- 45880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samples | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs sample | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single |
Letter map: samples vs singles
Shared letters muted; letters that set samples and singles apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for samples / singles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: samples is anoun and singlesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samples is recorded at frequency rank #42,107, 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 45880, this pair ranks #1,337,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of samples vs singles
Shared letters: els. Private to "samples": amp. Private to "singles": gin.
"samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "samples" for "singles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "samples" or "singles"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "samples" and "singles".
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" 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 #1,337,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samples" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs samples". 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 #1,337,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.