Which to use
“signalées” is an adjective and “signaler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,969
- “signalées” frequency rank
- #4,379
- “signaler” frequency rank
- 32348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signalées | signaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signalé. | Appeler ou attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur une personne ou sur une chose. |
Same sound, different letters: signalées vs signaler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. signalées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against signaler's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - signalées / signaler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: signalées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signalées is recorded at frequency rank #27,969, 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 32348, this pair ranks #297,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signalées vs signaler
Shared letters: aegilns. Private to "signalées": é. Private to "signaler": r.
"signalées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "signaler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signaler ← isgnaler · sginaler · siganler · siggnaler · signaelr · signalerr · signaller · signalre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signalées" and "signaler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "signalées" or "signaler" show up more?
Useful next steps
"signalées" and "signaler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "signalées" 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 #297,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signalées" and "signaler" 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 #297,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.