Which to use
“signer” and “soigner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,365
- “signer” frequency rank
- #4,714
- “soigner” frequency rank
- 8079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signer | soigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revêtir de sa signature. | Avoir soin de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes signer and soigner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: signer vs soigner
A purely visual mix-up. signer (\si.ɲe\) and soigner (\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 8079, 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\. soigner is at rank #4,714, tagged as averb, 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 8079, this pair ranks #421,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signer vs soigner
Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "signer": -. Private to "soigner": o.
"signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "soigner" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signer" and "soigner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "signer" or "soigner" show up more?
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 "signer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signer" and "soigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signer vs stoner". 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 #421,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.