singer

/ˈsɪŋə/

//ˈsɪŋə// noun

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"singer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“singer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,916
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who sings, often professionally.

Corpus desk

Index EN-singer · singer · English

singer · rank #2,916 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,916
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shipping

Nearest frequency peer: shipping (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “singer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “singer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

singer vs Singh
50% similar
singer vs sings
67% similar
singer vs sneer
67% similar

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

Key facts for singer
PropertyValue
Headwordsinger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɪŋə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,916
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “singer”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).singerlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “shipping” (#2,915), “smoking” (#2,917), “seasons” (#2,914). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “singer” is #2,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around singer (IPA /ˈsɪŋə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,916 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for singer, with forms such as "isnger", "sinegr", and "singerr". 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, "Singh", "sings", "sneer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low Germa… The correct English form is singer, spelled S-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who sings, often professionally.
  2. 2
    dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It's the singer, not the song.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low German Sänger, German Sänger (“singer”), Danish sanger, Swedish sångare, Icelandic söngvari.

Synonyms

cantorcroonerchanter

This word in other languages

cantante(Español)chanteur(Français)Sänger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isnger
  • sinegr
  • singerr
  • singger
  • singre
  • sinnger
  • sniger
  • ssinger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isnger2sinegr2singerr1singger1singre2sinnger1sniger2ssinger1
Edit distance from "singer"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "singer"?
"singer" is spelled S-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɪŋə/.
What does "singer" mean?
As a noun, "singer" means: A person who sings, often professionally.
What words are commonly confused with "singer"?
"singer" is commonly confused with "Singh", "sings", "sneer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "singer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "singer" is /ˈsɪŋə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "singer"?
Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list