signalling
noun, verb
signalling is a noun meaning “The use of signals in communications, especially the sending of signals in telecommunications” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-L-I-N-G and has 3 syllables, and it appears 2.6 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of signalling is signallings.
What does signalling mean?
noun
- 1
UKThe use of signals in communications, especially the sending of signals in telecommunications.
- 2
UKThe signals and associated equipment required for their operation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of signal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce signalling?
Signalling has 3 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 signalling
- signallings plural
- signaling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is signalling?
Signalling appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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).
Signalling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | signalisation |
| Portuguese | sinalização |
| Spanish | señalización |
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.