signieren

[zɪˈɡniːʁən]

/[zɪˈɡniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“signieren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,486
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas unterzeichnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-signieren · signieren · German

signieren · rank #48,486 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,486
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Siegers

Nearest frequency peer: Siegers (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „signieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „signieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

signieren vs signiert
78% similar
signieren vs signierte
78% similar
signieren vs sanieren
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for signieren
PropertyValue
Headwordsignieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɪˈɡniːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,486
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „signieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).signierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Siegers“ (#48,485), „sil“ (#48,487), „Sicherungsverwahrung“ (#48,484). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „signieren“ bei #48,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around signieren (IPA [zɪˈɡniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,486 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas unterzeichnen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for signieren, with forms such as "isgnieren", "sginieren", and "siggnieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "signiert", "signierte", "sanieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is signieren, spelled S-I-G-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas unterzeichnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Künstler signierte sein Gemälde.
  2. Das Programm ist in der Lage, E-Mails zu signieren und zu verschlüsseln.

Synonyms

unterschreibenunterzeichnen

This word in other languages

sign(English)firmar(Español)signer(Français)assinar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isgnieren
  • sginieren
  • siggnieren
  • sigineren
  • signeiren
  • signieern
  • signierenn
  • signierne
  • signierren
  • signireen
  • signnieren
  • singieren
  • ssignieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of signieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

isgnieren2sginieren2siggnieren1sigineren2signeiren2signieern2signierenn1signierne2
Edit distance from "signieren"

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 "signieren"?
"signieren" is spelled S-I-G-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪˈɡniːʁən].
What does "signieren" mean?
As a verb, "signieren" means: etwas unterzeichnen
What words are commonly confused with "signieren"?
"signieren" is commonly confused with "signiert", "signierte", "sanieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "signieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signieren" is [zɪˈɡniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signieren" come from?
"signieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Segelboot#48,476secretary#48,473schlieren#48,453Ständchen#48,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Sehkraft13 variantsSchädels13 variantsschwanke13 variantsschmusen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list