signboard
/ˈsaɪnˌbɔɹd/noun
signboard is spelled S-I-G-N-B-O-A-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, signboard means “A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of signboard is signboards.
How many letters and syllables are in signboard?
| Letters | 9: S-I-G-N-B-O-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 signboard?
Signboard appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 signboard?
- US /ˈsaɪnˌbɔɹd/
Signboard has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-signboard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of signboard
- signboards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does signboard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Signboard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a board carrying a sign:
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 signboard come from?
From sign + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).