signo

[ˈsiɣ̞no]

/[ˈsiɣ̞no]/ noun

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The verdict

“signo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,118
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Señal, indicio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-signo · signo · Spanish

signo · rank #4,118 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,118
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sois

Nearest frequency peer: sois (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “signo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “signo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

signo vs sin
60% similar
signo vs sino
80% similar
signo vs sigo
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for signo
PropertyValue
Headwordsigno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsiɣ̞no]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,118
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “signo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.signocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sois” (#4,119), “seguía” (#4,116), “sufrimiento” (#4,120). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “signo” va en #4,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around signo (IPA [ˈsiɣ̞no]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,118 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for signo, with forms such as "cigno", "isgno", and "sgino". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sin", "sino", "sigo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is signo, spelled S-I-G-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Señal, indicio.
  2. 2
    Cosa que evoca o representa a otra.
  3. 3
    Carácter empleado en la escritura.
  4. 4
    Carácter con que se escribe la música.
  5. 5
    Señal de cálculo para indicar la naturaleza de las cantidades.
  6. 6
    Cada una de las doce divisiones del Zodíaco.
  7. 7
    Destino, hado.
  8. 8
    Signo lingüístico: Asociación arbitraria entre un significante y un significado y que constituye la unidad mínima de la lengua.
  9. 9
    Algo característico.

Synonyms

sinoinsigniadistintivomarcaseñal

This word in other languages

sign(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cigno
  • isgno
  • sgino
  • siggno
  • signno
  • sigon
  • singo
  • ssigno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of signo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cigno1isgno2sgino2siggno1signno1sigon2singo2ssigno1
Edit distance from "signo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "signo"?
"signo" is spelled S-I-G-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsiɣ̞no].
What does "signo" mean?
As a noun, "signo" means: Señal, indicio.
What words are commonly confused with "signo"?
"signo" is commonly confused with "sin", "sino", "sigo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "signo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signo" is [ˈsiɣ̞no]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signo" come from?
"signo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "signo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kilos#4,087grito#4,167crean#4,067censo#4,060

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

seguía8 variantsRuedas8 variantsWilliam8 variantspedazo8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list