singleton

\sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\

/\sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“singleton” is uncommon French (frequency #77,041 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,041
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot utilisé en boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-singleton · singleton · French

singleton · rank #77,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,041
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH simplifient

Nearest frequency peer: simplifient (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « singleton »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « singleton » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for singleton
PropertyValue
Headwordsingleton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « singleton » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).singletontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « simplifient » (#77,040), « sitcoms » (#77,042), « Sigean » (#77,039). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « singleton » est au #77,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

singleton is uncommon French at frequency #77,041 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for singleton, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is singleton, spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mot utilisé en boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur.
  2. 2
    En théorie des ensembles, ensemble ne comportant qu’un seul élément.
  3. 3
    Classe dont il n’existe qu’une seule instance.
  4. 4
    Fœtus unique (par opposition aux grossesses multiples).

This word in other languages

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 "singleton"?
"singleton" is spelled S-I-N-G-L-E-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\.
What does "singleton" mean?
As a noun, "singleton" means: Mot utilisé en boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur.
How do you pronounce "singleton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "singleton" is \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list