how to pronounce signifier

/si.ɲi.fje/

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signifier is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of signifier in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… permettez moi de vous signifier au nom …”

meanings of signifier

verb:

To signify, mean.

signifier frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word signifier occurs in french on average 7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.