Which to use
“assigne” is a verb and “assignées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,554
- “assigne” frequency rank
- #47,165
- “assignées” frequency rank
- 80719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assigne | assignées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assigner. | Pluriel de assignée. |
Where the eye mixes assigne and assignées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. assigne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against assignées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between assigne and assignées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: assigne is \a.siɲ\ while assignées is \a.si.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assigne is recorded at frequency rank #33,554, classified as averb, pronounced \a.siɲ\. assignées is at rank #47,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.si.ɲe\.
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 80719, this pair ranks #20,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assigne vs assignées
Shared letters: aegins. Private to "assigne": -. Private to "assignées": é.
"assigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "assignées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- assigne ← asigne · asisgne · assgine · assigen · assiggne · assignne · assinge · sasigne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "assigne" and "assignées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "assigne" or "assignées"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "assigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assignées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assigne" and "assignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assignée vs assignées". 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 #20,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.