Which to use
“singulier” and “singulières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,240
- “singulier” frequency rank
- #36,593
- “singulières” frequency rank
- 46833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singulier | singulières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne ressemble pas aux autres. | Féminin pluriel de singulier. |
Where the eye mixes singulier and singulières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. singulier runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against singulières's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between singulier and singulières
A purely visual mix-up. singulier (\sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\) and singulières (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46833, 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\. singulières is at rank #36,593, 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 46833, this pair ranks #191,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of singulier vs singulières
Shared letters: egilnrsu. Private to "singulier": -. Private to "singulières": è.
"singulier" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "singulières" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singulier ← isngulier · signulier · singgulier · singluier · singuiler · singuleir · singulierr · singulire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "singulier" and "singulières" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "singulier" vs "singulières" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "singulier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singulières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singulier" and "singulières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singulières vs singuliers". 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 #191,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.