Which to use
“signée” and “soignés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,242
- “signée” frequency rank
- #24,394
- “soignés” frequency rank
- 30636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signée | soignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de signé. | Masculin pluriel de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signée and soignés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. signée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against soignés's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: signée vs soignés
A purely visual mix-up. signée (\si.ɲe\) and soignés (\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 30636, 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\. soignés is at rank #24,394, 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 30636, this pair ranks #308,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signée vs soignés
Shared letters: ginsé. Private to "signée": e. Private to "soignés": o.
"signée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "soignés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signée" and "soignés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "signée" or "soignés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "signée" and "soignés" 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 "soignés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signée" and "soignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soignés vs soulignés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.