Which to use
“sigles” and “singles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,145
- “sigles” frequency rank
- #26,873
- “singles” frequency rank
- 70018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigles | singles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sigle. | Pluriel de single. |
Where the eye mixes sigles and singles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sigles runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against singles's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sigles vs singles
A purely visual mix-up. sigles (\siɡl\) 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 70018, 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\. 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 70018, this pair ranks #52,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sigles vs singles
Shared letters: egils. Private to "sigles": -. Private to "singles": n.
"sigles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sigles" for "singles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sigles" vs "singles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sigles" and "singles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sigles" 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 #52,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigles" and "singles" 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 #52,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.