Which to use
“signée” and “soignées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,242
- “signée” frequency rank
- #37,068
- “soignées” frequency rank
- 43310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signée | soignées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de signé. | Féminin pluriel de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signée and soignées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. signée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against soignées's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses signée with soignées
A purely visual mix-up. signée (\si.ɲe\) and soignées (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43310, 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\. soignées is at rank #37,068, 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 43310, this pair ranks #219,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signée vs soignées
Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signée": -. Private to "soignées": o.
"signée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "soignées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signée" and "soignées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signée" vs "soignées" - 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 "soignées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signée" and "soignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saignée vs soignées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #219,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.