Signal
German, noun/zɪˈɡnaːl/
Signal is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,959th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Signal is a German neuter noun meaning “signal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Wahrnehmbares, das eine bestimmte Bedeutung hat”.
What does Signal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersignal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas Wahrnehmbares, das eine bestimmte Bedeutung hat 2. Sachverhalt, der als Zeichen für etwas anderes gedeutet wird 3. Schild oder Leuchtanlage, das freie Fahrt, ein Haltegebot oder andere Sachverhalte anzeigt
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 Signal
- Signales genitive
- Signals genitive
- Signale plural
- Signalen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Signal?
- /zɪˈɡnaːl/
- /zɪkˈnaːl/
- [zɪˈɡnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Signal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Signal in German?
Signal appears 20 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).