singulièresvssinguliersConfusable pair

Which to use

“singulières” and “singuliers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,593
“singulières” frequency rank
#35,276
“singuliers” frequency rank
71869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature singulières singuliers
Definition Féminin pluriel de singulier. Masculin pluriel de singulier.

Where the eye mixes singulières and singuliers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. singulières runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCVC) against singuliers's 10 (CVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
singulières
10 ch
singuliers

Why the eye confuses singulières with singuliers

A purely visual mix-up. singulières (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

singulières is recorded at frequency rank #36,593, 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 71869, this pair ranks #45,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of singulières vs singuliers

Shared letters: egilnrsu. Private to "singulières": è. Private to "singuliers": -.

"singulières" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "singuliers" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • singuliers ← isnguliers · signuliers · singguliers · singluiers · singuilers · singuleirs · singulierrs · singulierss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "singulières" for "singuliers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\sɛ̃.ɡy.ljɛʁ\ versus \sɛ̃.ɡy.lje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "singulières" vs "singuliers" - which ranks higher?
"singuliers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,276 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "singulières" 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 #45,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "singulières" and "singuliers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sangliers 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 #45,988 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