Which to use
“signez” is a verb and “soignés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,739
- “signez” frequency rank
- #24,394
- “soignés” frequency rank
- 41133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signez | soignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de signer. | Masculin pluriel de soigné. |
Where the eye mixes signez and soignés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. signez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against soignés's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between signez and soignés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: signez is \si.ɲe\ while soignés is \swa.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signez is recorded at frequency rank #16,739, classified as averb, 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 41133, this pair ranks #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signez vs soignés
Shared letters: gins. Private to "signez": ez. Private to "soignés": oé.
"signez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "soignés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- signez ← isgnez · sginez · sigenz · siggnez · signezz · signnez · signze · singez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signez" and "soignés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "signez" or "soignés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "signez" and "soignés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "signez" 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 #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signez" and "soignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soignés vs soulignés". 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 #235,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.