Which to use
“signaler” is a verb and “signalés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,379
- “signaler” frequency rank
- #15,505
- “signalés” frequency rank
- 19884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signaler | signalés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appeler ou attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur une personne ou sur une chose. | Masculin pluriel de signalé. |
Same sound, different letters: signaler vs signalés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. signaler and signalés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - signaler / signalés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: signaler and signalés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \si.ɲa.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signaler is recorded at frequency rank #4,379, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ɲa.le\. signalés is at rank #15,505, tagged as anadj, 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 19884, this pair ranks #371,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signaler vs signalés
Shared letters: agilns. Private to "signaler": er. Private to "signalés": é.
"signaler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "signalés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signaler ← isgnaler · sginaler · siganler · siggnaler · signaelr · signalerr · signaller · signalre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signaler" and "signalés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signaler" vs "signalés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"signaler" and "signalés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "signaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signalés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signaler" and "signalés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs signalés". 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 #371,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.