Which to use
“single” and “songe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,310
- “single” frequency rank
- #10,241
- “songe” frequency rank
- 18551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | single | songe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cabine ou chambre d’hôtel pour une personne. Dans ce cas, s’utilise au féminin, et s’oppose à double ou twin. | Rêve, idée, imagination d’une personne qui dort. |
Where the eye mixes single and songe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between single and songe
A purely visual mix-up. single (\siŋ.ɡœl\) and songe (\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 18551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
single is recorded at frequency rank #8,310, classified as anoun, pronounced \siŋ.ɡœl\. songe is at rank #10,241, 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 18551, this pair ranks #377,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of single vs songe
Shared letters: egns. Private to "single": il. Private to "songe": o.
"single" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "songe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "single" and "songe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "single" or "songe"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "single" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "songe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "single" and "songe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "songe vs songeur". 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 #377,749 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.