singlesvssongesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“singles” and “songes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,873
“singles” frequency rank
#29,154
“songes” frequency rank
56027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature singles songes
Definition Pluriel de single. Pluriel de songe.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set singles and songes apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
singles
6 ch
songes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. singles (\siŋ.ɡœl\) 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 56027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

singles is recorded at frequency rank #26,873, classified as anoun, pronounced \siŋ.ɡœl\. 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 56027, this pair ranks #123,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of singles vs songes

Shared letters: egns. Private to "singles": il. Private to "songes": o.

"singles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "songes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • singlesisngles · signles · singels · singgles · singless · singlles · singlse · sinlges
  • songesosnges · snoges · sognes · sonegs · songess · songges · songse · sonnges

Frequency comparison

singles#26,873
songes#29,154

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "singles" and "songes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\siŋ.ɡœl\ versus \sɔ̃ʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "singles" or "songes"?
"singles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,873 in our French list, against #29,154 for "songes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering singles vs songes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “singles” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list