singleton
French, noun\sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\
singleton is spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-T-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 76,422nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Singleton is a French masculine noun meaning “card games singleton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mot utilisé au boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur”.
What does singleton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecard games singleton
- 2
masculinemathematics singleton
- 3
masculinecomputing singleton
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mot utilisé au boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur. 2. En théorie des ensembles, ensemble ne comportant qu’un seul élément. 3. Classe dont il n’existe qu’une seule instance. 4. Fœtus unique (par opposition aux grossesses multiples).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of singleton
- singletons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce singleton?
- \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to singleton
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is singleton in French?
singleton appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).