Signatur
German, noun/zɪɡnaˈtuːɐ̯/
Signatur is spelled S-I-G-N-A-T-U-R (8 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written German, the 12,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Signatur is a German feminine noun meaning “signature (chiefly on paintings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(abgekürzte) Unterschrift um zum Beispiel ein Schriftstück zu bestätigen”.
What does Signatur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesignature (chiefly on paintings)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (abgekürzte) Unterschrift um zum Beispiel ein Schriftstück zu bestätigen 2. handschriftliche Signatur 3. digitale Signatur 4. Kürzel (Sigel) für ein Buch, das dessen Standort in einer Bücherei (Bibliothek) angibt
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 Signatur
- Signaturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Signatur?
- /zɪɡnaˈtuːɐ̯/
- [zɪɡnaˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Signatur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Signatur in German?
Signatur appears 4.7 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).