singular

//siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ// adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,697

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

singular is anPortugueseadj. It means: relativo a apenas um indivíduo Pronounced /siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ/. It ranks #7,697 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with simular.

Key facts for singular
PropertyValue
Headwordsingular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,697
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of singular in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for singular is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,697 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for singular, with forms such as "isngular", "signular", and "singgular". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "simular", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is singular, spelled S-I-N-G-U-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a apenas um indivíduo
  2. 2
    extraordinário, sem par, que não é comum
  3. 3
    extravagante, excêntrico, fora do comum
  4. 4
    referente ao número que indica uma só pessoa ou coisa, oposto ao plural
  5. 5
    do ponto de vista sintático, diz-se do número que, representando ou não plural, tem o morfema de plural ausente (por exemplo, na frase Tem que comer muito feijão)
  6. 6
    na álgebra linear, matriz que não possui inversa

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: isngular,signular,singgular,singluar,singualr,singularr,singullar,singulra,sinngular,sinuglar,snigular,ssingular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for singular

Misspelling Variants of "singular"

isngular8signular8singgular9singluar8singualr8singularr9singullar9singulra8
Misspelling Variants of "singular"

Frequency rank: #7,697 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "singular"?
"singular" is spelled S-I-N-G-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "singular" mean?
As an adj, "singular" means: relativo a apenas um indivíduo
What words are commonly confused with "singular"?
"singular" is commonly confused with "simular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "singular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "singular" is /siŋ.gu.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "singular" come from?
"singular" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.