Which to use
“signed” is an adjective and “signer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,503
- “signed” frequency rank
- #43,369
- “signer” frequency rank
- 44872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signed | signer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a signature; endorsed. | One who signs (in any sense of that verb). |
Letter map: signed vs signer
Shared letters muted; letters that set signed and signer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: signed vs signer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signed is anadjective and signeranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “signed” becomes r in “signer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signed is recorded at frequency rank #1,503, classified as anadj, pronounced /saɪnd/. signer is at rank #43,369, tagged as anoun.
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 44872, this pair ranks #226,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signed vs signer
Shared letters: egins. Private to "signed": d. Private to "signer": r.
"signed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signed" for "signer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "signed" vs "signer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "signed" and "signer". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "signed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signed" and "signer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signer vs sinker". 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 #226,556 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.