Which to use
“sigles” is a noun and “signez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,145
- “sigles” frequency rank
- #16,739
- “signez” frequency rank
- 59884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sigles | signez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sigle. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de signer. |
Where the eye mixes sigles and signez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sigles and signez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sigles with signez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sigles is \siɡl\ while signez is \si.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 59884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sigles is recorded at frequency rank #43,145, classified as anoun, pronounced \siɡl\. signez is at rank #16,739, 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 59884, this pair ranks #100,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sigles vs signez
Shared letters: egis. Private to "sigles": l. Private to "signez": nz.
"sigles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sigles" for "signez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sigles" vs "signez" - 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 "sigles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sigles" and "signez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs socles". 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 #100,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.