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.
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?
Frequency check: "signalée" vs "signée" - which ranks higher?
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.