Which to use
“sièges” is a noun and “signés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,802
- “sièges” frequency rank
- #10,786
- “signés” frequency rank
- 14588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sièges | signés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de siège. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de signer. |
Where the eye mixes sièges and signés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sièges (CVVCVC) and signés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sièges and signés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sièges is \sjɛʒ\ while signés is \si.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sièges is recorded at frequency rank #3,802, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛʒ\. signés is at rank #10,786, 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 14588, this pair ranks #396,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sièges vs signés
Shared letters: gis. Private to "sièges": eè. Private to "signés": né.
"sièges" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "signés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sièges" and "signés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sièges" or "signés"?
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 "sièges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sièges" and "signés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signés vs sires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #396,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.