singleton
\sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“singleton” is an uncommon French word, ranked #77,041 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,041
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mot utilisé en boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | singleton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “singleton” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for singleton is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #77,041 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Mot utilisé en boston pour désigner le joueur qui n’a qu’une seule carte d’une certaine couleur.
- 2En théorie des ensembles, ensemble ne comportant qu’un seul élément.
- 3Classe dont il n’existe qu’une seule instance.
- 4Fœtus 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.
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Using “singleton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-I-N-G-L-E-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛ̃.ɡlœ.tɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.