signwriting
sign·writ·ing/ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/noun
signwriting is spelled S-I-G-N-W-R-I-T-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables (sign·writ·ing). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, signwriting means “Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in signwriting?
| Letters | 11: S-I-G-N-W-R-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sign·writ·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is signwriting?
Signwriting appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce signwriting?
- US /ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/
Signwriting has 3 syllables, split sign·writ·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with signwriting?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as signwriting from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of signwriting
- sign writing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does signwriting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
- 2
The art or process of writing signs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does signwriting come from?
Compound of sign + writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).