# signage vs signal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### signage
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪnɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #22,812*
Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

### signal
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪɡnəl/ · frequency rank #2,406*
A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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