Which to use
“singer” is a noun and “singt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,483
- “singer” frequency rank
- #4,649
- “singt” frequency rank
- 18132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singer | singt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der singt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen |
Letter map: singer vs singt
Shared letters muted; letters that set singer and singt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - singer and singt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: singer is anoun and singtaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singer is recorded at frequency rank #13,483, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. singt is at rank #4,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [zɪŋt].
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 18132, this pair ranks #1,921,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singer vs singt
Shared letters: gins. Private to "singer": er. Private to "singt": t.
"singer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "singt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singer" for "singt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "singer" vs "singt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "singer" and "singt".
- Full dictionary entry for "singer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singer" and "singt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs singer". 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 #1,921,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.