signe
[ˈsiɣ̞ne]
The verdict
“signe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,457 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,457
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de signar o de signarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-signe · signe · Spanish
signe · rank #81,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,457
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH silicatos
Nearest frequency peer: silicatos (+1 rank slots)
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 “signe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Shenyang
Shenyang
18,547 corpus weight
- signe
signe
18,544 corpus weight
- silicatos
silicatos
18,543 corpus weight
- Simó
Simó
18,542 corpus weight
- siniestrado
siniestrado
18,540 corpus weight
- sins
sins
18,538 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “signe” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | signe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈsiɣ̞ne] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #81,457 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “signe” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
signe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,457 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈsiɣ̞ne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
signe has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is signe, spelled S-I-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de signar o de signarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de signar o de signarse.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de signar o del imperativo negativo de signarse.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.