singulier vs singulières, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set singulier and singulières apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

singulier

11 ch

singulières

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

singulier#10,240

singulières#36,593

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "singulier" and "singulières" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\ versus \sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "singulier" or "singulières"?

"singulier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,240 in our French list, against #36,593 for "singulières". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering singulier vs singulières

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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