singen
\ˈzɪŋ.ən\
The verdict
“singen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chanter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-singen · singen · French
singen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | singen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈzɪŋ.ən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
singen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈzɪŋ.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
singen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is singen, spelled S-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Chanter.
- 2Raconter poétiquement.
- 3Émettre un bruit mélodique.
- 4Avouer, se mettre à table, passer à table (durant un interrogatoire).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how singen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Müller, die sehr gut singen kann, hat ein Lied für uns gesungen.
Skurrile Szenen spielten sich heute im Garten des Weißen Hauses in Washington ab. Dort stand Donald Trump überraschend mit einer Gitarre unter einem der Fenster von Joe Bidens Wohnräumen und sang seinem Amtsnachfolger ein Lied, in dem er sich ihn in den Wahlkampf ums Präsidentenamt zurückwünschte.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.