singling

noun

"singling" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“singling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,884
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-singling · singling · English

singling · rank #41,884 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,884
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Silurian

Nearest frequency peer: Silurian (-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 “singling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “singling” 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).

singling vs sinking
75% similar
singling vs sinning
75% similar
singling vs swinging
75% similar

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

Key facts for singling
PropertyValue
Headwordsingling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,884
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “singling”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Silurian” (#41,883), “sinning” (#41,885), “skeet” (#41,886). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “singling” is #41,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around singling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,884 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for singling, with forms such as "isngling", "signling", and "singgling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sinking", "sinning", "swinging", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is singling, spelled S-I-N-G-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
  2. 2
    The reduction of a railway line from double-track to single-track.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […] associated with this project would be the singling of the line from Selby to Shipton Lane, 2½ miles from Market Weighton, and the working of this section on the one-engine-in-steam principle, […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isngling
  • signling
  • singgling
  • singilng
  • singlign
  • singlingg
  • singlinng
  • singlling
  • singlnig
  • sinlging
  • sinngling
  • snigling
  • ssingling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of singling - 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.

isngling2signling2singgling1singilng2singlign2singlingg1singlinng1singlling1
Edit distance from "singling"

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 "singling"?
"singling" is spelled S-I-N-G-L-I-N-G.
What does "singling" mean?
As a noun, "singling" means: Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
What words are commonly confused with "singling"?
"singling" is commonly confused with "sinking", "sinning", "swinging". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "singling" come from?
"singling" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list