# signify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #21,936

## Definitions
1. To create a sign out of something.
2. To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
3. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
4. To mean; to betoken.
5. To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`isgnify`, `sginify`, `siggnify`, `siginfy`, `signfiy`, `signiffy`, `signifyy`, `signiyf`, `signnify`, `singify`, `ssignify`

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