signifikant

[zɪɡnifiˈkant]

/[zɪɡnifiˈkant]/ adj

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The verdict

“signifikant” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,590
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in deutlicher Weise als wesentlich, wichtig, bedeutend, erheblich, erkennbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-signifikant · signifikant · German

signifikant · rank #12,590 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,590
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sichtlich

Nearest frequency peer: sichtlich (-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 „signifikant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „signifikant“ 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).

signifikant vs signifikante
92% similar
signifikant vs Signifikanten
77% similar

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

Key facts for signifikant
PropertyValue
Headwordsignifikant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zɪɡnifiˈkant]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,590
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „signifikant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).signifikantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sichtlich“ (#12,589), „SK“ (#12,591), „sichtbaren“ (#12,588). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „signifikant“ bei #12,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around signifikant (IPA [zɪɡnifiˈkant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,590 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for signifikant, with forms such as "isgnifikant", "sginifikant", and "siggnifikant". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "signifikante", "Signifikanten", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is signifikant, spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-K-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in deutlicher Weise als wesentlich, wichtig, bedeutend, erheblich, erkennbar
  2. 2
    unwahrscheinlich, dass ein derartiges Ergebnis durch Zufall zustande gekommen ist (siehe auch: Signifikanz)
  3. 3
    eher signifikativ

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die letzten Wahlen erbrachten signifikante Mehrheitsverhältnisse.
  2. Die finanziellen Einbrüche der Banken sind signifikant.

Synonyms

deutlicherheblichrelevantwesentlichwichtigerkennbar

This word in other languages

significant(English)significativo(Español)signifiant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isgnifikant
  • sginifikant
  • siggnifikant
  • siginfikant
  • signfiikant
  • signiffikant
  • signifiaknt
  • signifikannt
  • signifikantt
  • signifikatn
  • signifikkant
  • signifiknat
  • signifkiant
  • signiifkant
  • signnifikant
  • singifikant
  • ssignifikant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of signifikant - 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.

isgnifikant2sginifikant2siggnifikant1siginfikant2signfiikant2signiffikant1signifiaknt2signifikannt1
Edit distance from "signifikant"

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 "signifikant"?
"signifikant" is spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-K-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪɡnifiˈkant].
What does "signifikant" mean?
As an adjective, "signifikant" means: in deutlicher Weise als wesentlich, wichtig, bedeutend, erheblich, erkennbar
What words are commonly confused with "signifikant"?
"signifikant" is commonly confused with "signifikante", "Signifikanten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "signifikant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signifikant" is [zɪɡnifiˈkant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signifikant" come from?
"signifikant" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seinerseits#12,585Reparaturen#12,573Treppenhaus#12,608unangenehme#12,611

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Nationalität17 variantsmerkwürdige17 variantsMechanismus17 variantsLinkspartei17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list