Which to use
“sifted” and “signed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,049
- “sifted” frequency rank
- #1,503
- “signed” frequency rank
- 50552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sifted | signed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having undergone sifting. | Having a signature; endorsed. |
Letter map: sifted vs signed
Shared letters muted; letters that set sifted and signed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - sifted / signed
sifted and signed are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sifted is recorded at frequency rank #49,049, classified as anadj. signed is at rank #1,503, tagged as anadj, pronounced /saɪnd/.
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 50552, this pair ranks #173,263 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sifted vs signed
Shared letters: deis. Private to "sifted": ft. Private to "signed": gn.
"sifted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sifted" and "signed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sifted" or "signed" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sifted" and "signed".
- Full dictionary entry for "sifted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,263 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sifted" and "signed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs stilted". 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 #173,263 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.