Which to use
“sign” is a noun and “soigné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,257
- “sign” frequency rank
- #10,948
- “soigné” frequency rank
- 42205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sign | soigné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Panneau (routier, de rue) ; panonceau ; pancarte (sur un mur, une vitrine, etc.) ; affiche (publicitaire), écriteau (handmade sign). | Qui est fait avec soin, où l’on voit du soin. |
Letter map: sign vs soigné
Shared letters muted; letters that set sign and soigné apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sign runs 4 letters (CVCC) against soigné's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sign and soigné
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sign is anoun and soignéanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sign is recorded at frequency rank #31,257, classified as anoun, pronounced \saɪn\. soigné is at rank #10,948, tagged as anadj.
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 42205, this pair ranks #227,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sign vs soigné
Shared letters: gins. Private to "sign": -. Private to "soigné": oé.
"sign" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "soigné" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sign ← isgn · sgin · siggn · signn · ssign
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sign" and "soigné" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sign" or "soigné" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sign" vs "soigné" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sign" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soigné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sign" and "soigné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sign vs sind". 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 #227,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.