Which to use
“singe” and “songes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,628
- “singe” frequency rank
- #29,154
- “songes” frequency rank
- 36782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singe | songes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme, hors le lémurien. | Pluriel de songe. |
Where the eye mixes singe and songes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between singe and songes
A purely visual mix-up. singe (\sɛ̃ʒ\) and songes (\sɔ̃ʒ\) 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 36782, 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\. songes is at rank #29,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔ̃ʒ\.
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 36782, this pair ranks #267,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of singe vs songes
Shared letters: egns. Private to "singe": i. Private to "songes": o.
"singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "songes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "singe" and "songes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "singe" vs "songes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "songes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singe" and "songes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs songes". 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 #267,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.