Which to use
“enseigna” and “enseignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,827
- “enseigna” frequency rank
- #23,537
- “enseignée” frequency rank
- 60364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enseigna | enseignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de enseigner. | Participe passé féminin singulier de enseigner. |
Where the eye mixes enseigna and enseignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enseigna runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against enseignée's 9 (VCCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enseigna with enseignée
A purely visual mix-up. enseigna (\ɑ̃.se.ɲa\) and enseignée (\ɑ̃.se.ɲe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enseigna is recorded at frequency rank #36,827, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.se.ɲa\. enseignée is at rank #23,537, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.se.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 60364, this pair ranks #97,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enseigna vs enseignée
Shared letters: egins. Private to "enseigna": a. Private to "enseignée": é.
"enseigna" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "enseignée" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enseigna ← enesigna · ennseigna · ensegina · enseigan · enseiggna · enseignna · enseinga · ensiegna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enseigna" and "enseignée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enseigna" vs "enseignée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enseigna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enseignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enseigna" and "enseignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enseigna vs enseignait". 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 #97,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.