Which to use
“signalée” is an adjective and “signaler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,680
- “signalée” frequency rank
- #4,379
- “signaler” frequency rank
- 24059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signalée | signaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de signalé. | Appeler ou attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur une personne ou sur une chose. |
Same sound, different letters: signalée vs signaler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. signalée (CVCCVCVV) and signaler (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - signalée and signaler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: signalée and signaler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \si.ɲa.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signalée is recorded at frequency rank #19,680, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.ɲa.le\. signaler is at rank #4,379, 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 24059, this pair ranks #348,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signalée vs signaler
Shared letters: aegilns. Private to "signalée": é. Private to "signaler": r.
"signalée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "signaler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signaler ← isgnaler · sginaler · siganler · siggnaler · signaelr · signalerr · signaller · signalre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signalée" for "signaler" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "signalée" or "signaler" show up more?
What to do next
"signalée" and "signaler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "signalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signalée" and "signaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalée 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 #348,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.