Which to use
“signée” and “située” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,242
- “signée” frequency rank
- #2,340
- “située” frequency rank
- 8582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signée | située |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de signé. | Féminin singulier de situé. |
Where the eye mixes signée and située
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. signée (CVCCVV) and située (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses signée with située
A purely visual mix-up. signée (\si.ɲe\) and située (\si.tɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signée is recorded at frequency rank #6,242, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.ɲe\. située is at rank #2,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced \si.tɥe\.
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 8582, this pair ranks #419,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signée vs située
Shared letters: eisé. Private to "signée": gn. Private to "située": tu.
"signée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "située" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signée" for "située" ever safe?
Frequency check: "signée" vs "située" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "signée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "située" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signée" and "située" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs signée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #419,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.