Which to use
“signal” is a verb and “signo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,019
- “signal” frequency rank
- #10,792
- “signo” frequency rank
- 48811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signal | signo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar seta | sinal, marca |
Letter map: signal vs signo
Shared letters muted; letters that set signal and signo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. signal runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against signo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - signal and signo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: signal is averb and signoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signal is recorded at frequency rank #38,019, classified as averb. signo is at rank #10,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.ɡnu/.
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 48811, this pair ranks #16,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of signal vs signo
Shared letters: gins. Private to "signal": al. Private to "signo": o.
"signal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "signo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signal" and "signo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "signal" or "signo"?
After this comparison
You've compared "signal" and "signo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "signal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "signo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signal" and "signo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signo vs sueño". 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 #16,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.