Signifikat

[zɪɡnifiˈkaːt]

/[zɪɡnifiˈkaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Signifikat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedeutung des sprachlichen Zeichens

Corpus desk

Index DE-signifikat · Signifikat · German

Signifikat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Signifikat
PropertyValue
HeadwordSignifikat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɪɡnifiˈkaːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Signifikat“ im Deutschen

Signifikatsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Signifikat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɪɡnifiˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bedeutung des sprachlichen Zeichens".

No misspelling variants are generated for Signifikat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Signifikat, spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bedeutung des sprachlichen Zeichens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein sprachliches Zeichen vereint in sich zwei Seiten: den sinnlich wahrnehmbaren Ausdruck, die Buchstaben- oder Lautfolge (Signifikant), und die damit verbundene Bedeutung, das Signifikat. "Hut" z.B. besteht aus der Folge von 3 Buchstaben bzw. Lauten (Signifikant) und der damit verbundenen Bedeutung "Art von Kopfbedeckung" (Signifikat).
  2. „Saussure hat für Sprachzeichen eine bilaterale (zweiseitige) Ausdrucks- und Inhaltsstruktur angenommen, deren Zweiseitigkeit er durch die Termini Signifikant (»signifiant«) und Signifikat (»signifié«) angegeben hat.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Signifikat"?
"Signifikat" is spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪɡnifiˈkaːt].
What does "Signifikat" mean?
As a noun, "Signifikat" means: Bedeutung des sprachlichen Zeichens
How do you pronounce "Signifikat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Signifikat" is [zɪɡnifiˈkaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Signifikat" come from?
"Signifikat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list