Which to use
“sigle” and “singe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,390
- “sigle” frequency rank
- #7,628
- “singe” frequency rank
- 32018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigle | singe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initiale servant d’abréviation, dans un manuscrit ancien, sur une pièce de monnaie, etc. | Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme, hors le lémurien. |
Where the eye mixes sigle and singe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sigle with singe
A purely visual mix-up. sigle (\siɡl\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sigle is recorded at frequency rank #24,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \siɡl\. 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 32018, this pair ranks #300,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sigle vs singe
Shared letters: egis. Private to "sigle": l. Private to "singe": n.
"sigle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sigle" and "singe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sigle" or "singe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sigle" and "singe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigle" 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 #300,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigle" and "singe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seille vs sigle". 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 #300,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.