Which to use
“signaler” and “signalez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,379
- “signaler” frequency rank
- #36,159
- “signalez” frequency rank
- 40538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signaler | signalez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appeler ou attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur une personne ou sur une chose. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de signaler. |
Same sound, different letters: signaler vs signalez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: signaler vs signalez
This is the hard kind. signaler and signalez are pronounced identically (\si.ɲa.le\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “signaler” becomes z in “signalez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40538, 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\. 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 40538, this pair ranks #239,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signaler vs signalez
Shared letters: aegilns. Private to "signaler": r. Private to "signalez": z.
"signaler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "signalez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signaler" and "signalez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "signaler" vs "signalez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"signaler" and "signalez" 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 "signalez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signaler" and "signalez" 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 #239,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.