Which to use
“enseigne” is a noun and “enseignées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,754
- “enseigne” frequency rank
- #33,673
- “enseignées” frequency rank
- 37427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enseigne | enseignées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Signal, marque, tableau, figure, indication qu’un commerçant, un artisan, un aubergiste, etc., met à son magasin, à son atelier, à son établissement pour se promouvoir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de enseigner. |
Where the eye mixes enseigne and enseignées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enseigne runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against enseignées's 10 (VCCVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enseigne and enseignées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enseigne is \ɑ̃.sɛɲ\ while enseignées is \ɑ̃.se.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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enseigne is recorded at frequency rank #3,754, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.sɛɲ\. enseignées is at rank #33,673, 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 37427, this pair ranks #262,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enseigne vs enseignées
Shared letters: egins. Private to "enseigne": -. Private to "enseignées": é.
"enseigne" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "enseignées" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enseigne ← enesigne · ennseigne · ensegine · enseigen · enseiggne · enseignne · enseinge · ensiegne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enseigne" and "enseignées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enseigne" or "enseignées"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enseigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enseignées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enseigne" and "enseignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enneigées vs enseignées". 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 #262,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.