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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.

9 ch
singulier
11 ch
singulières

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?
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.
Frequency check: "singulier" vs "singulières" - which ranks higher?
"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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list