# significance

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ · frequency rank #5,363

## Definitions
1. The extent to which something matters; importance
2. Meaning.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.

## Easily confused with
- **significant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/significance-vs-significant)

## Common misspellings (19)
`isgnificance`, `sginificance`, `siggnificance`, `siginficance`, `signfiicance`, `signifciance`, `signifficance`, `signifiacnce`, `significacne`, `significancce`, `significanec`, `significannce`, `significcance`, `significence`, `significnace`, `signiifcance`, `signnificance`, `singificance`, `ssignificance`

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