Which to use
“signalés” and “signées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,505
- “signalés” frequency rank
- #17,562
- “signées” frequency rank
- 33067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signalés | signées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de signalé. | Féminin pluriel de signé. |
Where the eye mixes signalés and signées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. signalés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against signées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses signalés with signées
A purely visual mix-up. signalés (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signalés is recorded at frequency rank #15,505, 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 33067, this pair ranks #293,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signalés vs signées
Shared letters: ginsé. Private to "signalés": al. Private to "signées": e.
"signalés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signalés" and "signées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "signalés" vs "signées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "signalés" 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 #293,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signalés" and "signées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs signées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #293,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.