# singular

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ · frequency rank #10,610

## Definitions
1. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
4. Out of the ordinary; curious.
5. Referring to only one thing or person.
6. Having no inverse.
7. Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
8. Not equal to its own cofinality.
9. Each; individual.
10. Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

## Etymology
From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).

## Easily confused with
- **singularly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singular-vs-singularly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`isngular`, `signular`, `singgular`, `singluar`, `singualr`, `singularr`, `singullar`, `singulra`, `sinngular`, `sinuglar`, `snigular`, `ssingular`

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