signore
/siːnˈjɔreɪ/
"signore" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“signore” is uncommon English (frequency #76,338 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,338
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A courtesy title for Italian men.
Corpus desk
Index EN-signore · signore · English
signore · rank #76,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,338
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sightedness
Nearest frequency peer: sightedness (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “signore”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Sidmouth
Sidmouth
23,665 corpus weight
- sightedness
sightedness
23,664 corpus weight
- signore
signore
23,663 corpus weight
- sisal
sisal
23,660 corpus weight
- slavish
slavish
23,658 corpus weight
- sloshed
sloshed
23,656 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “signore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | signore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /siːnˈjɔreɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,338 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “signore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
signore is uncommon English at frequency #76,338 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /siːnˈjɔreɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A courtesy title for Italian men.".
Zero misspellings are on record for signore in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 signore. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, sir, and sire. The correct English form is signore, spelled S-I-G-N-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A courtesy title for Italian men.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how signore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreaming, Signore, scuzza me but you see, back in old Napoli, that's amore!
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian signore. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, sir, and sire.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).