singles

adj

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"singles" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“singles” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,396
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to unmarried people.

Corpus desk

Index EN-singles · singles · English

singles · rank #3,396 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,396
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shadow

Nearest frequency peer: shadow (-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 “singles”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “singles” 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).

singles vs sings
71% similar
singles vs singly
71% similar
singles vs singlet
86% similar

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

Key facts for singles
PropertyValue
Headwordsingles
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,396
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “singles”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “shadow” (#3,395), “tag” (#3,397), “settled” (#3,394). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “singles” is #3,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around singles, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,396 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to unmarried people.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for singles, with forms such as "isngles", "signles", and "singels". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "sings", "singly", "singlet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is singles, spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to unmarried people.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a singles bar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isngles
  • signles
  • singels
  • singgles
  • singless
  • singlles
  • singlse
  • sinlges
  • sinngles
  • snigles
  • ssingles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of singles - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

isngles2signles2singels2singgles1singless1singlles1singlse2sinlges2
Edit distance from "singles"

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 "singles"?
"singles" is spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-S.
What does "singles" mean?
As an adjective, "singles" means: Of or pertaining to unmarried people.
What words are commonly confused with "singles"?
"singles" is commonly confused with "sings", "singly", "singlet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "singles" come from?
"singles" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

settled#3,394savings#3,393retired#3,390pushing#3,387

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Victoria11 variantspicking11 variantsbelieves11 variantshorrible11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list