insignificance
noun
insignificance is spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-C-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, insignificance means “the state of being insignificant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of insignificance is insignificances.
How many letters and syllables are in insignificance?
| Letters | 14: I-N-S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is insignificance?
Insignificance appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce insignificance?
Insignificance has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of insignificance
- insignificances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insignificance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the state of being insignificant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insignificance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being insignificant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insignifiance |
| German | Bedeutungslosigkeit |
| Portuguese | insignificância |
| Spanish | insignificancia, intrascendencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does insignificance come from?
From in- + significance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).