# sig

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪɡ/ · frequency rank #20,497

## Definitions
1. A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.

## Etymology
Clipping of signature.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-so)
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-su)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sm)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sw)
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sl)
- **SK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sk)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sv)
- **SJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sj)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sy)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-six)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-son)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sir)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sun)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sit)
- **sky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sky)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sub)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sin)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sig-vs-sum)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sig