Which to use
“signa” and “signer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,371
- “signa” frequency rank
- #3,365
- “signer” frequency rank
- 33736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signa | signer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de signer. | Revêtir de sa signature. |
Where the eye mixes signa and signer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. signa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against signer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses signa with signer
A purely visual mix-up. signa (\si.ɲa\) and signer (\si.ɲe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33736, 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\. signer is at rank #3,365, 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 33736, this pair ranks #288,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signa vs signer
Shared letters: gins. Private to "signa": a. Private to "signer": er.
"signa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signa" and "signer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "signa" or "signer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "signa" and "signer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "signa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signa" and "signer" 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 #288,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.