signals

/ˈsɪɡnəlz/

//ˈsɪɡnəlz// noun

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"signals" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“signals” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,487
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of signal

Corpus desk

Index EN-signals · signals · English

signals · rank #4,487 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,487
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH seeds

Nearest frequency peer: seeds (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “signals”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “signals” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

signals vs signs
71% similar
signals vs signal
86% similar
signals vs signage
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for signals
PropertyValue
Headwordsignals
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɪɡnəlz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,487
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “signals”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “seeds” (#4,486), “slip” (#4,488), “satisfied” (#4,485). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “signals” is #4,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around signals (IPA /ˈsɪɡnəlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,487 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of signal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for signals, with forms such as "isgnals", "sginals", and "siganls". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "signs", "signal", "signage", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is signals, spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of signal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isgnals
  • sginals
  • siganls
  • siggnals
  • signalls
  • signalss
  • signasl
  • signlas
  • signnals
  • singals
  • ssignals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of signals - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isgnals2sginals2siganls2siggnals1signalls1signalss1signasl2signlas2
Edit distance from "signals"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "signals"?
"signals" is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɪɡnəlz/.
What does "signals" mean?
As a noun, "signals" means: plural of signal
What words are commonly confused with "signals"?
"signals" is commonly confused with "signs", "signal", "signage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "signals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signals" is /ˈsɪɡnəlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signals" come from?
"signals" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "signals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list