signora
"signora" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“signora” is uncommon English (frequency #58,364 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,364
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-signora · signora · English
signora · rank #58,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,364
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH shyly
Nearest frequency peer: shyly (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “signora”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- shindig
shindig
41,641 corpus weight
- Shyam
Shyam
41,639 corpus weight
- shyly
shyly
41,638 corpus weight
- signora
signora
41,637 corpus weight
- sinusitis
sinusitis
41,636 corpus weight
- skint
skint
41,634 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “signora” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | signora |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,364 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “signora” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
signora is uncommon English at frequency #58,364 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for signora in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian signora. The correct English form is signora, spelled S-I-G-N-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
- 2An Italian woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how signora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I waited, half thinking that they would walk toward me on the waters, until the spell was broken by a knock upon my door. "Would the signoras of their good pleasure like to behold the dance of the tarantella?"
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian signora.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.