signifiance

\si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\

/\si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“signifiance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-signifiance · signifiance · French

signifiance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for signifiance
PropertyValue
Headwordsignifiance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « signifiance » en français

signifiancen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

signifiance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

signifiance has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is signifiance, spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signification.
  2. 2
    Fait d'être signifiant, d'avoir une signification ; caractère de ce qui signifie, de ce qui est un signe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how signifiance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au final donc, l’argent, pour Simmel, n’est que « le moyen, le matériau ou l’exemple nécessaires pour présenter les rapports qui existent entre d’une part les phénomènes les plus extérieurs, les plus réalistes, les plus accidentels, et d’autre part les potentialités les plus idéelles de l’existence, les courants les plus profonds de la vie individuelle et…
  2. La signifiance n’est pas forcément inhérente à la forme, et peut résulter de l’absence d’opposition sémantique qui crée la signification : ainsi le subjonctif français serait signifiant toutes les fois qu’on peut l’opposer à l’indicatif […] mais non quand il est régi, c’est-à-dire obligatoire, et qu’aucune autre forme verbale ne saurait figurer à sa place.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "signifiance"?
"signifiance" is spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\.
What does "signifiance" mean?
As a noun, "signifiance" means: Signification.
How do you pronounce "signifiance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "signifiance" is \si.ɲi.fjɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "signifiance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list