Which to use
“siècles” and “singles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,854
- “siècles” frequency rank
- #26,873
- “singles” frequency rank
- 29727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siècles | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de siècle. | Pluriel de single. |
Where the eye mixes siècles and singles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siècles and singles
A purely visual mix-up. siècles (\sjɛkl\) and singles (\siŋ.ɡœl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siècles is recorded at frequency rank #2,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛkl\. singles is at rank #26,873, 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 29727, this pair ranks #314,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siècles vs singles
Shared letters: eils. Private to "siècles": cè. Private to "singles": gn.
"siècles" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singles ← isngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siècles" for "singles" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "siècles" or "singles" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "siècles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siècles" and "singles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs singles". 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 #314,895 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.