Which to use
“signées” and “soignées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,562
- “signées” frequency rank
- #37,068
- “soignées” frequency rank
- 54630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signées | soignées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signé. | Féminin pluriel de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signées and soignées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. signées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against soignées's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between signées and soignées
A purely visual mix-up. signées (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54630, 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\. 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 54630, this pair ranks #132,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signées vs soignées
Shared letters: eginsé. Private to "signées": -. Private to "soignées": o.
"signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "soignées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "signées" and "soignées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "signées" vs "soignées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "signées" 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 #132,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signées" and "soignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saignée vs soignées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.