Which to use
“singulier” and “singulière” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,240
- “singulier” frequency rank
- #16,740
- “singulière” frequency rank
- 26980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singulier | singulière |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne ressemble pas aux autres. | Féminin singulier de singulier. |
Where the eye mixes singulier and singulière
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. singulier runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against singulière's 10 (CVCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between singulier and singulière
A purely visual mix-up. singulier (\sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\) and singulière (\sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\) 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 26980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singulier is recorded at frequency rank #10,240, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\. singulière is at rank #16,740, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\.
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 26980, this pair ranks #331,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of singulier vs singulière
Shared letters: egilnrsu. Private to "singulier": -. Private to "singulière": è.
"singulier" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "singulière" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- singulier ← isngulier · signulier · singgulier · singluier · singuiler · singuleir · singulierr · singulire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singulier" for "singulière" ever safe?
Frequency check: "singulier" vs "singulière" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "singulier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singulière" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singulier" and "singulière" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singulière vs singulières". 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 #331,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.