Which to use
“singe” and “sting” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,628
- “singe” frequency rank
- #38,050
- “sting” frequency rank
- 45678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singe | sting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme, hors le lémurien. | Piqûre (d'insecte). |
Where the eye mixes singe and sting
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses singe with sting
A purely visual mix-up. singe (\sɛ̃ʒ\) and sting (\stɪŋ\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45678, 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\. sting is at rank #38,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stɪŋ\.
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 45678, this pair ranks #200,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of singe vs sting
Shared letters: gins. Private to "singe": e. Private to "sting": t.
"singe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sting" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singe" for "sting" ever safe?
Frequency check: "singe" vs "sting" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "singe" and "sting" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "singe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singe" and "sting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sind vs sting". 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 #200,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.