MODE.SNGL Function in Excel: The Most Frequent Number

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

StatisticalLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2010+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Example 2
  5. Common errors and fixes
  6. Related functions

MODE.SNGL returns the value that appears most often in a set of numbers.

Syntax

=MODE.SNGL(number1, [number2], ...)
Argument What it means
number1 Numbers.

Examples

Example 1

=MODE.SNGL(D2:D500)

The most common order quantity.

Example 2

=INDEX(B2:B500, MODE.SNGL(MATCH(B2:B500, B2:B500, 0)))

Most frequent text value (e.g. the top city).

Common errors and fixes

You see Why, and the fix
#N/A No value repeats.

MEDIAN · COUNTIF

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