singen

[ˈzɪŋən]

/[ˈzɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“singen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,319
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Lied (oder eine Melodie) mit der eigenen Stimme hervorbringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-singen · singen · German

singen · rank #2,319 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,319
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruft

Nearest frequency peer: ruft (-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 „singen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „singen“ 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).

singen vs Sinn
50% similar
singen vs Sinne
50% similar
singen vs singt
67% similar

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

Key facts for singen
PropertyValue
Headwordsingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɪŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,319
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „singen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).singenliegt 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: „ruft“ (#2,318), „Single“ (#2,320), „Ruf“ (#2,317). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „singen“ bei #2,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around singen (IPA [ˈzɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,319 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for singen, with forms such as "isngen", "signen", and "sinegn". 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", "Sinne", "singt", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is singen, spelled S-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Lied (oder eine Melodie) mit der eigenen Stimme hervorbringen
  2. 2
    jemanden oder etwas bei einer Vernehmung ausplappern, preisgeben oder verraten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how singen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. St. Anno hörte sehr oft singen von alten Begebenheiten: wie starke Helden kämpften, wie sie feste Städte zerstörten.
  2. Der Gefangene hat gesungen. Nun wurde auch sein Komplize festgenommen.

Synonyms

trällernausplappernausplaudernpreisgebenverratenzwitschern

Antonyms

schweigen

This word in other languages

sing(English)cantar(Español)chanter(Français)cantar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isngen
  • signen
  • sinegn
  • singenn
  • singgen
  • singne
  • sinngen
  • snigen
  • ssingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of singen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isngen2signen2sinegn2singenn1singgen1singne2sinngen1snigen2
Edit distance from "singen"

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 "singen"?
"singen" is spelled S-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪŋən].
What does "singen" mean?
As a verb, "singen" means: ein Lied (oder eine Melodie) mit der eigenen Stimme hervorbringen
What words are commonly confused with "singen"?
"singen" is commonly confused with "Sinn", "Sinne", "singt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "singen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "singen" is [ˈzɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "singen" come from?
"singen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Single#2,320zeugen#2,324Beweis#2,329Ludwig#2,308

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Autoren9 variantsMission9 variantsDrogen9 variantsganzes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list