Which to use
“singe” is a verb and “Single” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,828
- “singe” frequency rank
- #2,320
- “Single” frequency rank
- 19148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singe | Single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen | Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt; jemand, der alleinstehend ist |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set singe and Single apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
singe and Single form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singe is recorded at frequency rank #16,828, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈzɪŋə]. Single is at rank #2,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪŋl̩].
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 19148, this pair ranks #1,911,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering singe vs Single
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “singe”; for a noun, it's “Single”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “singe” entry
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