# significant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ · frequency rank #1,129

## Definitions
1. Signifying something; carrying meaning.
2. Having a noticeable or major effect.
3. Reasonably large in number or amount.
4. Having a covert or hidden meaning.
5. Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
6. Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

## Etymology
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`isgnificant`, `sginificant`, `siggnificant`, `siginficant`, `signfiicant`, `signifciant`, `signifficant`, `signifiacnt`, `significannt`, `significantt`, `significatn`, `significcant`, `significnat`, `signiifcant`, `signnificant`, `singificant`, `ssignificant`

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