Singapore

\sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\

/\sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\/ name

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The verdict

“Singapore” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,620
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Singapour, pays insulaire asiatique, situé entre la Malaisie et l’Indonésie et bordant le détroit de Johor au nord et le détroit de Singapour au sud.

Corpus desk

Index FR-singapore · Singapore · French

Singapore · rank #42,620 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,620
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sikhs

Nearest frequency peer: Sikhs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Singapore »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Singapore » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Singapore vs Singapour
78% similar

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

Key facts for Singapore
PropertyValue
HeadwordSingapore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,620
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Singapore »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Singaporese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Sikhs » (#42,619), « Shinji » (#42,618), « Sodome » (#42,622). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Singapore » est au #42,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Singapore (IPA \sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,620 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Singapore, with forms such as "isngapore", "signapore", and "sinagpore". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Singapour", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Singapore, spelled S-I-N-G-A-P-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Singapour, pays insulaire asiatique, situé entre la Malaisie et l’Indonésie et bordant le détroit de Johor au nord et le détroit de Singapour au sud.
  2. 2
    Singapour, la capitale de ce pays.
  3. 3
    Singapour, fleuve de ce pays.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isngapore
  • signapore
  • sinagpore
  • singaopre
  • singapoer
  • singaporre
  • singappore
  • singaproe
  • singgapore
  • singpaore
  • sinngapore
  • snigapore
  • ssingapore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Singapore - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

isngapore2signapore2sinagpore2singaopre2singapoer2singaporre1singappore1singaproe2
Edit distance from "Singapore"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Singapore"?
"Singapore" is spelled S-I-N-G-A-P-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\.
What does "Singapore" mean?
As a proper noun, "Singapore" means: Singapour, pays insulaire asiatique, situé entre la Malaisie et l’Indonésie et bordant le détroit de Johor au nord et le détroit de Singapour au sud.
What words are commonly confused with "Singapore"?
"Singapore" is commonly confused with "Singapour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Singapore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Singapore" is \sin.ɡa.ˈpɔ.re\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Singapore" come from?
"Singapore" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list