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 September 3, 2026) - A sign that indicates a danger, for example to vehicles on a road or of hazardous chemicals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-warning-sign · warning sign · English
warning sign · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | warning sign |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “warning sign” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how warning sign appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
it is crucial to recognize warning signs of an impending stroke and to get to a hospital quickly for emergency medical intervention.
If Musk’s tweet doesn’t raise bright red warning signs all over the world about his judgment and character, I don’t know what will[.]
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.