Which to use
“Signal” is a noun and “signals” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,996
- “Signal” frequency rank
- #42,817
- “signals” frequency rank
- 46813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Signal | signals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Wahrnehmbares, das eine bestimmte Bedeutung hat | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs signal |
Letter map: Signal vs signals
Shared letters muted; letters that set Signal and signals apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Signal runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against signals's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Signal and signals
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Signal is anoun and signalsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Signal” sits inside “signals”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46813, 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]. signals is at rank #42,817, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 46813, this pair ranks #1,306,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Signal vs signals
Shared letters: agilns. Private to "Signal": -. Private to "signals": -.
"Signal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signals" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Signal" and "signals" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Signal" vs "signals" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Signal" and "signals". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Signal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,306,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Signal" and "signals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #1,306,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.