Which to use
“signées” and “soignés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,562
- “signées” frequency rank
- #24,394
- “soignés” frequency rank
- 41956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signées | soignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de signé. | Masculin pluriel de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signées and soignés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. signées (CVCCVVC) and soignés (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses signées with soignés
A purely visual mix-up. signées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41956, 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\. 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 41956, this pair ranks #229,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signées vs soignés
Shared letters: ginsé. Private to "signées": e. Private to "soignés": o.
"signées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "soignés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signées" for "soignés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "signées" or "soignés"?
Useful next steps
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 "soignés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signées" and "soignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soignés vs soulignés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.