Which to use
“siège” and “singe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,347
- “siège” frequency rank
- #7,628
- “singe” frequency rank
- 8975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siège | singe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meuble utilisé pour s’asseoir. | Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme, hors le lémurien. |
Where the eye mixes siège and singe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: siège vs singe
A purely visual mix-up. siège (\sjɛʒ\) and singe (\sɛ̃ʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - è in “siège” becomes n in “singe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siège is recorded at frequency rank #1,347, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛʒ\. singe is at rank #7,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛ̃ʒ\.
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 8975, this pair ranks #418,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siège vs singe
Shared letters: egis. Private to "siège": è. Private to "singe": n.
"siège" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- singe ← isnge · sineg · singge · sinnge · snige · ssinge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siège" for "singe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "siège" vs "singe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "siège" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siège" and "singe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sind vs singe". 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 #418,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.