Which to use
“Signalen” is a noun and “signals” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,200
- “Signalen” frequency rank
- #42,817
- “signals” frequency rank
- 80017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Signalen | signals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Signal | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs signal |
Letter map: Signalen vs signals
Shared letters muted; letters that set Signalen and signals apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Signalen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against signals's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Signalen / signals
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Signalen is anoun and signalsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Signalen is recorded at frequency rank #37,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [zɪˈɡnaːlən]. 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 80017, this pair ranks #204,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Signalen vs signals
Shared letters: agilns. Private to "Signalen": e. Private to "signals": -.
"Signalen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "signals" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Signalen" and "signals" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Signalen" or "signals" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Signalen" vs "signals" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Signalen" 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 #204,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Signalen" 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 #204,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.