warning sign
"warning-sign" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“warning sign” 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 May 6, 2026) - A sign that indicates a danger, for example to vehicles on a road or of hazardous chemicals.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | warning sign |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “warning sign” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
warning sign is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
warning sign has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is warning sign, spelled W-A-R-N-I-N-G- -S-I-G-N.
Definition
- 1A sign that indicates a danger, for example to vehicles on a road or of hazardous chemicals.
- 2An indication that someone or something is in danger or at risk.
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.
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Using “warning sign”
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- The one correct English spelling is W-A-R-N-I-N-G- -S-I-G-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.