Which to use
“sigles” and “singes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,145
- “sigles” frequency rank
- #10,074
- “singes” frequency rank
- 53219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigles | singes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sigle. | Pluriel de singe. |
Where the eye mixes sigles and singes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sigles and singes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sigles and singes
A purely visual mix-up. sigles (\siɡl\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sigles is recorded at frequency rank #43,145, classified as anoun, pronounced \siɡl\. 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 53219, this pair ranks #142,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sigles vs singes
Shared letters: egis. Private to "sigles": l. Private to "singes": n.
"sigles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "singes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sigles" for "singes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sigles" vs "singes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigles" 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 #142,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigles" and "singes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs socles". 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 #142,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.