Which to use
“Single” is a noun and “singt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,320
- “Single” frequency rank
- #4,649
- “singt” frequency rank
- 6969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Single | singt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt; jemand, der alleinstehend ist | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen |
Where the eye mixes Single and singt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Single runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against singt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Single and singt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Single is [ˈsɪŋl̩] while singt is [zɪŋt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Single is recorded at frequency rank #2,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɪŋl̩]. 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 6969, this pair ranks #1,989,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Single vs singt
Shared letters: gins. Private to "Single": el. Private to "singt": t.
"Single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "singt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Single" and "singt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Single" vs "singt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Single" and "singt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Single" 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 #1,989,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Single" and "singt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singt vs sting". 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 #1,989,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.