signore

[siɲˈɲoːre]

/[siɲˈɲoːre]/ noun

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The verdict

“signore” is uncommon German (frequency #70,803 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,803
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höfliche Anrede für Männer; Herr

Key facts for signore
PropertyValue
Headwordsignore
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siɲˈɲoːre]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “signore” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). signore lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

signore is uncommon German at frequency #70,803 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [siɲˈɲoːre]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höfliche Anrede für Männer; Herr".

signore has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is signore, spelled S-I-G-N-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    höfliche Anrede für Männer; Herr

This word in other languages

mister(English)

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 "signore"?
"signore" is spelled S-I-G-N-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [siɲˈɲoːre].
What does "signore" mean?
As a noun, "signore" means: höfliche Anrede für Männer; Herr
How do you pronounce "signore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signore" is [siɲˈɲoːre]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signore" come from?
"signore" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “signore”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-G-N-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [siɲˈɲoːre] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list