Which to use
“signalé” is an adjective and “signaux” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,759
- “signalé” frequency rank
- #7,376
- “signaux” frequency rank
- 14135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signalé | signaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est remarquable. | Pluriel de signal. |
Letter map: signalé vs signaux
Shared letters muted; letters that set signalé and signaux apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. signalé (CVCCVCV) and signaux (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for signalé / signaux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signalé is anadjective and signauxanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signalé is recorded at frequency rank #6,759, classified as anadj. signaux is at rank #7,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si.ɲo\.
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 14135, this pair ranks #398,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signalé vs signaux
Shared letters: agins. Private to "signalé": lé. Private to "signaux": ux.
"signalé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "signaux" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signaux ← isgnaux · sginaux · siganux · siggnaux · signauxx · signaxu · signnaux · signuax
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signalé" and "signaux" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "signalé" or "signaux" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "signalé" and "signaux".
- Full dictionary entry for "signalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signalé" and "signaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalé 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 #398,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.