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