système de signes
\sis.tɛm də siɲ\
The verdict
“système de signes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de signes, de leurs relations et de leurs significations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | système de signes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sis.tɛm də siɲ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “système de signes” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for système de signes is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sis.tɛm də siɲ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble de signes, de leurs relations et de leurs significations.".
Zero misspellings are on record for système de signes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 système de signes, spelled S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -D-E- -S-I-G-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de signes, de leurs relations et de leurs significations.
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.
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Using “système de signes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -D-E- -S-I-G-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sis.tɛm də siɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.