Which to use
“siège” and “single” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,347
- “siège” frequency rank
- #8,310
- “single” frequency rank
- 9657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siège | single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meuble utilisé pour s’asseoir. | 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 siège and single
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between siège and single
A purely visual mix-up. siège (\sjɛʒ\) and single (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9657, 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\. 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 9657, this pair ranks #415,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of siège vs single
Shared letters: egis. Private to "siège": è. Private to "single": ln.
"siège" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- single ← isngle · signle · singel · singgle · singlle · sinlge · sinngle · snigle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "siège" for "single" ever safe?
Frequency check: "siège" vs "single" - 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 "single" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siège" and "single" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs single". 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 #415,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.