Signet

[zinˈjeː]

/[zinˈjeː]/ noun

The verdict

“Signet” is uncommon German (frequency #79,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,726
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-signet · Signet · German

Signet · rank #79,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,726
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sicherheitsgu…

Nearest frequency peer: Sicherheitsgurte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Signet“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Signet“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Signet
PropertyValue
HeadwordSignet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zinˈjeː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Signet“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Signetfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sicherheitsgurte“ (#79,725), „sichereren“ (#79,724), „Silberhochzeit“ (#79,728). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Signet“ bei #79,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Signet is uncommon German at frequency #79,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zinˈjeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Signet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Signet, spelled S-I-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Signet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Signet dazu entwarf Walter Tiemann.“
  2. „Um diesem neuen Signet samt seiner Funktion schon zu Beginn seiner Einführung zu einer großen Bekanntheit zu verhelfen, fand zum einen ein medial begleiteter Design-Wettbewerb statt und zum anderen sollte das Gewinneremblem auf den ersten westdeutschen Umweltschutzmarken zu sehen sein.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Signet"?
"Signet" is spelled S-I-G-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zinˈjeː].
What does "Signet" mean?
As a noun, "Signet" means: spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann
How do you pronounce "Signet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Signet" is [zinˈjeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Signet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Signet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list