Which to use
“sénile” is an adjective and “single” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,089
- “sénile” frequency rank
- #8,310
- “single” frequency rank
- 45399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sénile | single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la vieillesse. | Cabine ou chambre d’hôtel pour une personne. Dans ce cas, s’utilise au féminin, et s’oppose à double ou twin. |
Where the eye mixes sénile and single
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sénile vs single
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sénile is \se.nil\ while single is \siŋ.ɡœl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sénile is recorded at frequency rank #37,089, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.nil\. single is at rank #8,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced \siŋ.ɡœl\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45399, this pair ranks #202,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sénile vs single
Shared letters: eilns. Private to "sénile": é. Private to "single": g.
"sénile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- single ← isngle · signle · singel · singgle · singlle · sinlge · sinngle · snigle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sénile" for "single" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sénile" vs "single" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sénile" and "single" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sénile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "single" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sénile" and "single" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seille vs sénile". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #202,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.