Which to use
“signal” is a noun and “signalez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,801
- “signal” frequency rank
- #36,159
- “signalez” frequency rank
- 39960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signal | signalez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Signe servant d’avertissement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de signaler. |
Where the eye mixes signal and signalez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: signal vs signalez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: signal is \si.ɲal\ while signalez is \si.ɲa.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “signal” sits inside “signalez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signal is recorded at frequency rank #3,801, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.ɲal\. signalez is at rank #36,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \si.ɲa.le\.
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 39960, this pair ranks #244,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signal vs signalez
Shared letters: agilns. Private to "signal": -. Private to "signalez": ez.
"signal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signalez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signal" and "signalez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "signal" or "signalez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "signal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signalez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signal" and "signalez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalées vs signalez". 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 #244,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.