Which to use
“signe” is a noun and “soigné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,097
- “signe” frequency rank
- #10,948
- “soigné” frequency rank
- 12045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signe | soigné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indice ou marque d’une chose. | Qui est fait avec soin, où l’on voit du soin. |
Letter map: signe vs soigné
Shared letters muted; letters that set signe and soigné apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. signe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against soigné's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: signe vs soigné
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signe is anoun and soignéanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signe is recorded at frequency rank #1,097, classified as anoun, pronounced \siɲ\. soigné is at rank #10,948, tagged as anadj.
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 12045, this pair ranks #406,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signe vs soigné
Shared letters: gins. Private to "signe": e. Private to "soigné": oé.
"signe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "soigné" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- signe ← isgne · sgine · sigen · siggne · signne · ssigne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signe" for "soigné" ever safe?
Frequency check: "signe" vs "soigné" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "signe" and "soigné". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "signe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soigné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signe" and "soigné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signe vs sind". 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 #406,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.