Sigma
German, noun/ˈzɪɡma/
Sigma is spelled S-I-G-M-A (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sigma is a German neuter noun meaning “sigma (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “achtzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets”.
What does Sigma mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersigma (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. achtzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sigma
- Sigmas genitive
- Σ symbol uppercase
- σ symbol lowercase
- ς symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sigma?
- /ˈzɪɡma/
- [ˈzɪɡma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sigma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sigma in German?
Sigma appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).