sigil
/ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/noun
sigil is spelled S-I-G-I-L: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sigil means “A seal, signature or signet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sigil is sigils.
How many letters and syllables are in sigil?
| Letters | 5: S-I-G-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sigil?
Sigil appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 sigil?
- /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/
- /ˈsɪd͡ʒəl/
Sigil has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sigil.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sigil
- sigils plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sigil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A seal, signature or signet.
- 2
An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
- 3
A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to an identifier (such as a variable name) to indicate a property such as type or scope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sigil in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 sigil come from?
Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).