Which to use
“singulière” and “singuliers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,740
- “singulière” frequency rank
- #35,276
- “singuliers” frequency rank
- 52016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singulière | singuliers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de singulier. | Masculin pluriel de singulier. |
Where the eye mixes singulière and singuliers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. singulière (CVCCVCVVCV) and singuliers (CVCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses singulière with singuliers
A purely visual mix-up. singulière (\sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\) and singuliers (\sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singulière is recorded at frequency rank #16,740, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\. singuliers is at rank #35,276, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\.
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 52016, this pair ranks #150,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of singulière vs singuliers
Shared letters: egilnrsu. Private to "singulière": è. Private to "singuliers": -.
"singulière" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV · "singuliers" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- singuliers ← isnguliers · signuliers · singguliers · singluiers · singuilers · singuleirs · singulierrs · singulierss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "singulière" and "singuliers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "singulière" vs "singuliers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "singulière" and "singuliers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "singulière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "singuliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singulière" and "singuliers" 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 #150,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.