Sigle
[ˈziːɡlə]
The verdict
“Sigle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - konventionelles graphisches Zeichen, das für eine Silbe, ein Wort oder eine Wortgruppe steht und auch entsprechend gesprochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-sigle · Sigle · German
Sigle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sigle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈziːɡlə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sigle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sigle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈziːɡlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "konventionelles graphisches Zeichen, das für eine Silbe, ein Wort oder eine Wortgruppe steht und auch entsprechend gesprochen wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Sigle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sigle, spelled S-I-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1konventionelles graphisches Zeichen, das für eine Silbe, ein Wort oder eine Wortgruppe steht und auch entsprechend gesprochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sigle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"&" (für "und"), "§" (für "Paragraph") sind Siglen.
Siglen sind graphische Zeichen, die vor allem der Abkürzung dienen.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.