signaléevssignéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“signalée” and “signée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,680
“signalée” frequency rank
#6,242
“signée” frequency rank
25922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature signalée signée
Definition Féminin singulier de signalé. Féminin singulier de signé.

Where the eye mixes signalée and signée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. signalée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against signée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
signalée
6 ch
signée

Look-alike desk: signalée vs signée

A purely visual mix-up. signalée (\si.ɲa.le\) and signée (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25922, 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\. signée is at rank #6,242, tagged as anadj, 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 25922, this pair ranks #338,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of signalée vs signée

Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signalée": al. Private to "signée": -.

"signalée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "signée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "signalée" for "signée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\si.ɲa.le\ versus \si.ɲe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "signalée" vs "signée" - which ranks higher?
"signée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,242 in our French list, against #19,680 for "signalée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "signalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "signée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #338,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "signalée" and "signée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalée vs signalez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #338,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list