Which to use
“signalées” is an adjective and “signalez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,969
- “signalées” frequency rank
- #36,159
- “signalez” frequency rank
- 64128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signalées | signalez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signalé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de signaler. |
Same sound, different letters: signalées vs signalez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. signalées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against signalez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - signalées and signalez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: signalées and signalez 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 64128, 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\. signalez is at rank #36,159, 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 64128, this pair ranks #78,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of signalées vs signalez
Shared letters: aegilns. Private to "signalées": é. Private to "signalez": z.
"signalées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "signalez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signalez ← isgnalez · sginalez · siganlez · siggnalez · signaelz · signalezz · signallez · signalze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signalées" and "signalez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "signalées" or "signalez" show up more?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "signalées" / "signalez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "signalées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signalez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signalées" and "signalez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalées vs signalons". 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 #78,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.