Which to use
“sièges” and “singles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,802
- “sièges” frequency rank
- #26,873
- “singles” frequency rank
- 30675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sièges | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de siège. | Pluriel de single. |
Where the eye mixes sièges and singles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sièges vs singles
A purely visual mix-up. sièges (\sjɛʒ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30675, 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\. 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 30675, this pair ranks #308,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sièges vs singles
Shared letters: egis. Private to "sièges": è. Private to "singles": ln.
"sièges" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singles ← isngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sièges" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sièges" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
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 "singles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sièges" 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 #308,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.