# Singh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,736

## Definitions
1. A surname from Punjabi.
2. A surname common in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.

## Etymology
From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha.

## Easily confused with
- **song** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-song)
- **sink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sink)
- **sins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sins)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sung)
- **sith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sith)
- **songs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-songs)
- **sixth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sixth)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-swing)
- **sings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sings)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sting)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-suing)
- **sinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sinks)
- **synth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-synth)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sling)
- **sinus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sinus)
- **Sinha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-sinha)
- **single** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-single)
- **swings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-swings)
- **stingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-stingy)
- **singly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singh-vs-singly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`isngh`, `signh`, `singgh`, `singhh`, `sinhg`, `sinngh`, `snigh`, `ssingh`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/singh