Sing or singe?
sing is a verb meaning “To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice”; singe is a verb meaning “To burn slightly”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) sing is about 129 times as common as singe.
What is the difference between sing and singe?
| sing | singe | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb, noun, adjective | verb, noun |
| Meaning | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique The act, or event, of singing songs | To burn slightly To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it A burning of the surface; a slight burn |
| Example | "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera | none recorded |
| Forms | sings, singing, sang, sung | singes, singeing, singed singes, singing, sange, sunge |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪŋ/ [ˈsɪŋ] /ˈsiŋ/ | /sɪnd͡ʒ/ |
| In writing | 35 times per million words | about once in every 4 million words |
Sources: sing and singe in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of sing and singe
sing
- 1
To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice
"I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera
- 2
The act, or event, of singing songs
I sometimes have a quick sing in the shower
- 3
Abbreviation of singular
- 4
To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique
- 5
Any sound likened to human singing
- 6
Abbreviation of singulorum
- 7
To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
sing a lullaby
- 8
To soothe with singing
to sing somebody to sleep
singe
- 1
To burn slightly
- 2
A burning of the surface; a slight burn
- 3
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it
- 4
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, sing or singe?
sing appears 35 times per million words; singe about once in every 4 million words.
sing 35 times per million wordssinge about once in every 4 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search sing vs singe?
“sing vs singe” is searched about 30 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“singe vs sing”, “sing or singe”).
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