Which to use
“signer” is a verb and “soigné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,365
- “signer” frequency rank
- #10,948
- “soigné” frequency rank
- 14313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signer | soigné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revêtir de sa signature. | Qui est fait avec soin, où l’on voit du soin. |
Letter map: signer vs soigné
Shared letters muted; letters that set signer and soigné apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - signer and soigné
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signer is averb and soignéanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signer is recorded at frequency rank #3,365, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ɲe\. soigné is at rank #10,948, tagged as anadj.
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 14313, this pair ranks #397,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signer vs soigné
Shared letters: gins. Private to "signer": er. Private to "soigné": oé.
"signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "soigné" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- signer ← isgner · sginer · sigenr · siggner · signerr · signner · signre · ssigner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signer" and "soigné" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signer" vs "soigné" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "signer" and "soigné".
- Full dictionary entry for "signer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soigné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signer" and "soigné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soigné vs Sologne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #397,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.