singleton
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Detailed reference entry for the English word "singleton", 9-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "singleton" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "singleton" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
singleton is aEnglishnoun. It means: A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge. Pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/. Often confused with singlet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | singleton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for singleton is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,997 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for singleton, with forms such as "isngleton", "signleton", and "singelton". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "singlet", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is singleton, spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-T-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
- 2A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
- 3A single object, especially one of a group.
- 4A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
- 5A set with exactly one element.
- 6A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
- 7A person without a romantic partner.
- 8A person without a dissociative identity.
- 9A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
- 10Synonym of blot.
- 11A class offered only once within a school year.
Etymology
From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: isngleton,signleton,singelton,singgleton,singleotn,singletno,singletonn,singletton,singlleton,singlteon,sinlgeton,sinngleton,snigleton,ssingleton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
Relative frequency of common misspelling types for singleton
Misspelling Variants of "singleton"
Frequency rank: #23,997 in English
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