MODE.SNGL
Quirk foundCategory: Statistical · Last tested 2026-09-01
Real compatibility results for the MODE.SNGL function: executed in Excel for the web, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc, with desktop Excel behavior from Microsoft’s official documentation (we do not run desktop Excel — Excel for the web is a different application and is executed separately). Syntax and links to that documentation are below.
Support matrix
| Engine | Documented | Live-tested | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel (desktop) | Yes | No — documented only | n/a |
| Excel for the web | — | Yes (recalc, 2026-09-01) | Supported, behaves as documented |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Yes (Drive import, 2026-08-29) | Supported, behaves as documented |
| LibreOffice Calc | Yes | Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-04) | Quirk found |
LibreOffice version history
We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when MODE.SNGL’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.
| LibreOffice version | Verdict | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| 24.2.0.3 | Quirk found | 2026-08-29 |
| 24.8.7.2 | Quirk found | 2026-08-29 |
| 25.2.0.3 | Quirk found | 2026-08-29 |
| 25.8.7.3 | Quirk found | 2026-08-04 |
Why isn't MODE.SNGL working in LibreOffice?
MODE.SNGL exists in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3, but it is not a drop-in match for
Excel — our executed tests found real behavioral differences (detailed in the test results on this
page). If a formula that works in Excel or Google Sheets misbehaves in LibreOffice, compare your usage
against the failing cases above before assuming your data is wrong.
Discovered quirks
-
=MODE.SNGL(1,2,3) on
LibreOffice Calc returned
#VALUE!, but the documented/expected
result is #N/A.
Provenance
MISMATCH vs expected: expected #N/A, got #VALUE!
Executed test cases
Excel for the web (executed 2026-09-01 via OneDrive recalculation)
These values come from Excel for the web, not from desktop Excel. They are two different implementations of the calculation engine, and this run measured only the web one: the corpus was uploaded to OneDrive as .xlsx, recalculated by Excel for the web on open, and downloaded again for readback. Excel for the web is a rolling service with no pinnable version, so the run is identified by its date. Where a value here disagrees with the Expected column — which is Microsoft’s documentation of the desktop product — we cannot tell you whether the web engine diverges from the desktop one or the documentation is wrong about both, because we do not run desktop Excel.
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,2,3,4) | Returns the single most frequently occurring value | 2 | 2 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(A1:A5) | Most frequent value read from a cell range | 3 | 3 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,1,2,2) | When two values tie for most frequent, returns the one that appears first | 1 | 1 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(-4,-4,7) | Works with negative numbers | -4 | -4 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,3) | Errors when no value repeats. Excel and Google Sheets return #N/A here; LibreOffice Calc returns #VALUE! instead. | #N/A | #N/A | Matched |
Google Sheets (executed 2026-08-29 via Drive import)
Google Sheets is a rolling service with no pinnable version, so this run is identified by its date. The corpus was imported to Drive as .xlsx, recalculated by Sheets, and exported back for readback.
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,2,3,4) | Returns the single most frequently occurring value | 2 | 2 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(A1:A5) | Most frequent value read from a cell range | 3 | 3 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,1,2,2) | When two values tie for most frequent, returns the one that appears first | 1 | 1 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(-4,-4,7) | Works with negative numbers | -4 | -4 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,3) | Errors when no value repeats. Excel and Google Sheets return #N/A here; LibreOffice Calc returns #VALUE! instead. | #N/A | #N/A | Matched |
LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-04)
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,2,3,4) | Returns the single most frequently occurring value | 2 | 2 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(A1:A5) | Most frequent value read from a cell range | 3 | 3 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,1,2,2) | When two values tie for most frequent, returns the one that appears first | 1 | 1 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(-4,-4,7) | Works with negative numbers | -4 | -4 | Matched |
| =MODE.SNGL(1,2,3) | Errors when no value repeats. Excel and Google Sheets return #N/A here; LibreOffice Calc returns #VALUE! instead. | #VALUE! | #N/A | Mismatch |
Docs & syntax
- Excel (desktop): official documentation
- Google Sheets: official documentation
- LibreOffice Calc: official documentation
Related how-to recipes
Where MODE.SNGL behaves differently
- DGET and MODE.SNGL: #NUM! and #N/A in Excel, #VALUE! in LibreOffice
DGET with two matching rows returns #NUM! in Excel's docs and in executed Google Sheets; MODE.SNGL with no repeats is #N/A in both. LibreOffice Calc returns #VALUE! for each. - Every error code LibreOffice reports as #VALUE!
Across our 2,334-case executed corpus, 272 cases in 135 functions return #VALUE! in LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 where Microsoft documents #NUM! (244), #N/A (15), #DIV/0! (10) or #REF! (3). Google Sheets returns the documented code on 239 of the 249 it has a function for. Identical in all four LibreOffice builds tested.