Single
German, noun/ˈsɪŋəl/
Single is spelled S-I-N-G-L-E (6 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written German, the 2,298th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Single is a German feminine noun meaning “single (45rpm vinyl record)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt…”.
What does Single mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesingle (45rpm vinyl record)
- 2
femininesingle (song from an album, released individually)
noun
- 1
masculinesingle; singleton (someone who is not involved in a stable romantic relationship)
noun
- 1
neutersingle (game with one player on each side)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt; jemand, der alleinstehend ist
noun: 1. Tonträger auf dem nur ein oder wenige Stücke eines Interpreten zu finden ist
noun: 1. Spiel, bei dem ein einzelner Spieler gegen einen anderen einzelnen Spieler antritt 2. Zweierspiel 3. Gewinn eines Wettbewerbe (von mehreren möglichen) einer Sportmannschaft in einer Spielsaison
adjective: 1. ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person lebend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Single
- Singles plural
- Singlen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Single?
- /ˈsɪŋəl/
- [ˈsɪŋl̩]
- dated /ˈzɪŋəl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Single
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Single in German?
Single appears 36 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).