significator
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/
"significator" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“significator” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, signifies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-significator · significator · English
significator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | significator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “significator” in English
Rare enough to double-check
significator is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for significator, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 significator, spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, signifies.
- 2A planet that is supposed to rule something.
- 3A card representing a querent, question, or situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how significator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In this diagram there was one significator which pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention. ― Sir W. Scott
In fact, I have fallen out of the habit of separating a significator from the deck because most layouts have positions to indicate the role that a person is acting out, or that otherwise reflect his status and state of mind.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.