Which to use
“singe” and “single” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,628
- “singe” frequency rank
- #8,310
- “single” frequency rank
- 15938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singe | single |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme, hors le lémurien. | 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 singe and single
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses singe with single
A purely visual mix-up. singe (\sɛ̃ʒ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singe is recorded at frequency rank #7,628, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛ̃ʒ\. 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 15938, this pair ranks #390,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singe vs single
Shared letters: egins. Private to "singe": -. Private to "single": l.
"singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singe" for "single" ever safe?
Frequency check: "singe" vs "single" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "singe" 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 #390,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singe" and "single" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sind vs singe". 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 #390,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.