Which to use
“signait” is a verb and “signalé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,598
- “signait” frequency rank
- #6,759
- “signalé” frequency rank
- 39357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signait | signalé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de signer. | Qui est remarquable. |
Letter map: signait vs signalé
Shared letters muted; letters that set signait and signalé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. signait (CVCCVVC) and signalé (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for signait / signalé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signait is averb and signaléanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signait is recorded at frequency rank #32,598, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ɲɛ\. 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 39357, this pair ranks #248,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signait vs signalé
Shared letters: agins. Private to "signait": t. Private to "signalé": lé.
"signait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "signalé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- signait ← isgnait · sginait · siganit · siggnait · signaitt · signati · signiat · signnait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signait" and "signalé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signait" vs "signalé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "signait" 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 #248,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signait" and "signalé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signait vs signalait". 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 #248,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.