Which to use
“signa” is a verb and “signalé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,371
- “signa” frequency rank
- #6,759
- “signalé” frequency rank
- 37130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signa | signalé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de signer. | Qui est remarquable. |
Letter map: signa vs signalé
Shared letters muted; letters that set signa and signalé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. signa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against signalé's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: signa vs signalé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signa is averb and signaléanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “signa” sits inside “signalé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signa is recorded at frequency rank #30,371, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ɲa\. signalé is at rank #6,759, 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 37130, this pair ranks #264,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signa vs signalé
Shared letters: agins. Private to "signa": -. Private to "signalé": lé.
"signa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "signalé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- signa ← isgna · sgina · sigan · siggna · signna · singa · ssigna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signa" and "signalé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "signa" or "signalé"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "signa" and "signalé".
- Full dictionary entry for "signa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signalé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signa" and "signalé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signa 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 #264,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.