système de signes
\sis.tɛm də siɲ\
The verdict
“système de signes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de signes, de leurs relations et de leurs significations.
Corpus desk
Index FR-systeme-de-signes · système de signes · French
système de signes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « système de signes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
système de signes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sis.tɛm də siɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how système de signes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le langage, qui peut être défini ici comme un système de signes vocaux, constitue le plus important système de signes de la société humaine.
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.