Which to use
“signées” and “soignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,562
- “signées” frequency rank
- #16,743
- “soignée” frequency rank
- 34305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signées | soignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signé. | Féminin singulier de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signées and soignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. signées (CVCCVVC) and soignée (CVVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses signées with soignée
A purely visual mix-up. signées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34305, 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\. 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 34305, this pair ranks #284,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signées vs soignée
Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signées": -. Private to "soignée": o.
"signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "soignée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signées" and "soignée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "signées" or "soignée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "signées" and "soignée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "signées" 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 #284,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signées" and "soignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sigles vs signées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.