sigma
French, noun/siɡ.ma/
sigma is spelled S-I-G-M-A (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sigma is a French masculine noun meaning “sigma (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “σ, ς, Σ, dix-huitième lettre et treizième consonne de l’alphabet grec”.
What does sigma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesigma (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. σ, ς, Σ, dix-huitième lettre et treizième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
noun: 1. Ancienne unité de mesure de temps, équivalent de la microseconde.
noun: 1. Écart type, utilisé pour exprimer des faibles probabilités et la confiance d’un échantillon de données expérimentales.
adjective: 1. Concept de masculinité vis-à-vis de la société et par rapport aux femmes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sigma
- sigmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sigma?
- /siɡ.ma/
- \siɡ.ma\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sigma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sigma in French?
sigma appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).