signification
French, noun/si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
signification is spelled S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,648th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Signification is a French feminine noun meaning “signification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce que signifie une chose ; sens attaché à une chose”.
What does signification mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesignification
- 2
femininemeaning
- 3
femininedefinition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce que signifie une chose ; sens attaché à une chose. 2. Notification que l’on fait, connaissance que l’on donne d’un arrêt, d’un jugement, d’un acte, par voie judiciaire et légale, par ministère d’huissier. 3. Corrélation entre le signifiant et le signifié.
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 signification
- significations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce signification?
- /si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \si.ɲi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
- \si.ni.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to signification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is signification in French?
signification appears 13 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).