Which to use
“sièges” and “singes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,802
- “sièges” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “singes” frequency rank
- 13876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sièges | singes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de siège. | Pluriel de singe. |
Where the eye mixes sièges and singes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sièges (CVVCVC) and singes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sièges vs singes
A purely visual mix-up. sièges (\sjɛʒ\) and singes (\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 “sièges” becomes n in “singes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sièges is recorded at frequency rank #3,802, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛʒ\. singes is at rank #10,074, 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 13876, this pair ranks #399,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sièges vs singes
Shared letters: egis. Private to "sièges": è. Private to "singes": n.
"sièges" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "singes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singes ← isnges · signes · sinegs · singess · singges · singse · sinnges · sniges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sièges" and "singes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sièges" or "singes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sièges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sièges" and "singes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singes vs sires". 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 #399,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.