Which to use
“signée” and “soignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,242
- “signée” frequency rank
- #16,743
- “soignée” frequency rank
- 22985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signée | soignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de signé. | Féminin singulier de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signée and soignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between signée and soignée
A purely visual mix-up. signée (\si.ɲe\) and soignée (\swa.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 22985, 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\. soignée is at rank #16,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced \swa.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 22985, this pair ranks #355,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signée vs soignée
Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signée": -. Private to "soignée": o.
"signée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "soignée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signée" for "soignée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "signée" or "soignée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "signée" and "soignée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "signée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signée" and "soignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saignée vs soignée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.