Signet
[zinˈjeː]
The verdict
“Signet” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,726 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,726
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Signet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zinˈjeː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Signet” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Signet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zinˈjeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,726 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1spezielles Zeichen, das für den Urheber/Hersteller steht und auch zu Werbezwecken dienen kann
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.
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Using “Signet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-G-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zinˈjeː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.