signaléesvssignéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,969
“signalées” frequency rank
#17,562
“signées” frequency rank
45531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature signalées signées
Definition Féminin pluriel de signalé. Féminin pluriel de signé.

Where the eye mixes signalées and signées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. signalées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against signées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
signalées
7 ch
signées

Visual trap between signalées and signées

A purely visual mix-up. signalées (\si.ɲa.le\) and signées (\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 45531, 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\. signées is at rank #17,562, 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 45531, this pair ranks #202,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of signalées vs signées

Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signalées": al. Private to "signées": -.

"signalées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "signalées" and "signées" be used interchangeably?
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: "signalées" vs "signées" - which ranks higher?
"signées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,562 in our French list, against #27,969 for "signalées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "signalées" and "signées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "signalées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "signées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "signalées" and "signées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signalées vs signalez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #202,049 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