signum
The verdict
“signum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signe, marque, empreinte, indice, indication, preuve.
Corpus desk
Index FR-signum · signum · French
signum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | signum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « signum » en français
Rare enough to double-check
signum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
signum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is signum, spelled S-I-G-N-U-M.
Definition
- 1Signe, marque, empreinte, indice, indication, preuve.
- 2Sceau, cachet (ce qui sert à imprimer une marque, un signe).
- 3Signe, présage, pronostic; symptôme.
- 4Seing manuel apposé en bas d'un acte.
- 5Signal militaire, signe de ralliement, point de repère, mot d'ordre, consigne, ordre.
- 6Enseigne, étendard, drapeau ; corps de troupe, manipule, cohorte.
- 7Image, figure, statue.
- 8Signe du zodiaque, constellation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how signum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
quaerenti nulla ad speluncam signa ferebant
signum crucis
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.