Which to use
“siennes” is an adjective and “signés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,272
- “siennes” frequency rank
- #10,786
- “signés” frequency rank
- 28058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siennes | signés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de sien. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de signer. |
Where the eye mixes siennes and signés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. siennes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against signés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between siennes and signés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siennes is \sjɛn\ while signés is \si.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siennes is recorded at frequency rank #17,272, classified as anadj, pronounced \sjɛn\. 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 28058, this pair ranks #325,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siennes vs signés
Shared letters: ins. Private to "siennes": e. Private to "signés": gé.
"siennes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "signés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- siennes ← isennes · seinnes · sienens · sienes · sienness · siennse · sinenes · ssiennes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siennes" and "signés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "siennes" or "signés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "siennes" 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 #325,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siennes" and "signés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signés vs sires". 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 #325,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.