Which to use
“Signal” and “Signale” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,996
- “Signal” frequency rank
- #7,665
- “Signale” frequency rank
- 11661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Signal | Signale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Wahrnehmbares, das eine bestimmte Bedeutung hat | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Signal |
Where the eye mixes Signal and Signale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Signal runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Signale's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Signal vs Signale
A purely visual mix-up. Signal ([zɪˈɡnaːl]) and Signale ([zɪˈɡnaːlə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Signal” sits inside “Signale”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Signal is recorded at frequency rank #3,996, classified as anoun, pronounced [zɪˈɡnaːl]. Signale is at rank #7,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɪˈɡnaːlə].
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 11661, this pair ranks #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Signal vs Signale
Shared letters: agilns. Private to "Signal": -. Private to "Signale": e.
"Signal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Signale" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Signal" and "Signale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Signal" or "Signale" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Signal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Signale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Signal" and "Signale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Signale vs signals". 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 #1,968,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.