Which to use
“signer” and “stagner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,365
- “signer” frequency rank
- #36,165
- “stagner” frequency rank
- 39530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signer | stagner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revêtir de sa signature. | Pour un liquide, ne pas bouger, rester inerte. |
Where the eye mixes signer and stagner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. signer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against stagner's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between signer and stagner
A purely visual mix-up. signer (\si.ɲe\) and stagner (\staɡ.ne\) 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 39530, 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\. stagner is at rank #36,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \staɡ.ne\.
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 39530, this pair ranks #247,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signer vs stagner
Shared letters: egnrs. Private to "signer": i. Private to "stagner": at.
"signer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "stagner" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "signer" for "stagner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "signer" vs "stagner" - 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 "signer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stagner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signer" and "stagner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stagner 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 #247,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.