singe

[ˈzɪŋə]

/[ˈzɪŋə]/ verb

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The verdict

“singe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,828
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen

Corpus desk

Index DE-singe · singe · German

singe · rank #16,828 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,828
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sitzend

Nearest frequency peer: sitzend (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „singe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „singe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

singe vs Sinn
40% similar
singe vs Song
40% similar
singe vs site
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for singe
PropertyValue
Headwordsinge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɪŋə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,828
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „singe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.singeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sitzend“ (#16,829), „Shaw“ (#16,826), „Sitzplätze“ (#16,830). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „singe“ bei #16,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around singe (IPA [ˈzɪŋə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,828 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for singe, with forms such as "isnge", "signe", and "sineg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sinn", "Song", "site", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is singe, spelled S-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isnge
  • signe
  • sineg
  • singge
  • sinnge
  • snige
  • ssinge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of singe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

isnge2signe2sineg2singge1sinnge1snige2ssinge1
Edit distance from "singe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "singe"?
"singe" is spelled S-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪŋə].
What does "singe" mean?
As a verb, "singe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs singen
What words are commonly confused with "singe"?
"singe" is commonly confused with "Sinn", "Song", "site". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "singe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "singe" is [ˈzɪŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "singe" come from?
"singe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "singe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seven#16,825Soest#16,831Sohle#16,833Ratte#16,809

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

plaza7 variantsMüsli7 variantslikes7 variantszivil7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list