Which to use
“signées” and “situées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,562
- “signées” frequency rank
- #7,244
- “situées” frequency rank
- 24806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signées | situées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signé. | Féminin pluriel de situé. |
Where the eye mixes signées and situées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. signées (CVCCVVC) and situées (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: signées vs situées
A purely visual mix-up. signées (\si.ɲe\) and situées (\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 24806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signées is recorded at frequency rank #17,562, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.ɲe\. situées is at rank #7,244, 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 24806, this pair ranks #344,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signées vs situées
Shared letters: eisé. Private to "signées": gn. Private to "situées": tu.
"signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "situées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signées" and "situées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "signées" or "situées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "signées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "situées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signées" and "situées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs signées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.