signéesvssoignéesWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
signées
8 ch
soignées

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?
No. They are said differently (\si.ɲe\ versus \swa.ɲe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "signées" vs "soignées" - which ranks higher?
"signées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,562 in our French list, against #37,068 for "soignées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list