Which to use
“saigné” and “signer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,358
- “saigné” frequency rank
- #3,365
- “signer” frequency rank
- 33723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saigné | signer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de saigner. | Revêtir de sa signature. |
Where the eye mixes saigné and signer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saigné (CVVCCV) and signer (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between saigné and signer
A purely visual mix-up. saigné (\se.ɲe\) and signer (\si.ɲe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saigné is recorded at frequency rank #30,358, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ɲe\. signer is at rank #3,365, tagged as averb, pronounced \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 33723, this pair ranks #288,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saigné vs signer
Shared letters: gins. Private to "saigné": aé. Private to "signer": er.
"saigné" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signer ← isgner · sginer · sigenr · siggner · signerr · signner · signre · ssigner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saigné" for "signer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saigné" vs "signer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "saigné" and "signer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saigné" 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 #288,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saigné" and "signer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saigné vs Saïgon". 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 #288,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.