siègesvssinglesTell them apart

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.

6 ch
sièges
7 ch
singles

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

  • singlesisngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sièges" and "singles" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sjɛʒ\ versus \siŋ.ɡœl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sièges" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
"sièges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,802 in our French list, against #26,873 for "singles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list