Which to use
“sine” and “single” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,282
- “sine” frequency rank
- #8,310
- “single” frequency rank
- 28592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sine | single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sinus. | Cabine ou chambre d’hôtel pour une personne. Dans ce cas, s’utilise au féminin, et s’oppose à double ou twin. |
Where the eye mixes sine and single
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sine and single
A purely visual mix-up. sine (\ˈsaɪn\) and single (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sine is recorded at frequency rank #20,282, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsaɪn\. single is at rank #8,310, 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 28592, this pair ranks #321,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sine vs single
Shared letters: eins. Private to "sine": -. Private to "single": gl.
"sine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sine" for "single" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sine" vs "single" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sine" and "single" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "single" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sine" and "single" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sine vs sires". 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 #321,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.