Which to use
“singles” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,773
- “singles” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 4427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singles | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs single | Video- |
Letter map: singles vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set singles and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - singles and video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: singles is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singles is recorded at frequency rank #3,773, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 4427, this pair ranks #1,997,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singles vs video
Shared letters: ei. Private to "singles": glns. Private to "video": dov.
"singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "singles" and "video" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "singles" vs "video" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "singles" vs "video" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "singles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singles" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs singles". 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 #1,997,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.