Significent or significant?
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Correct spelling: significant. Misspelling: significent.
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Memory tip
Sign + ifi + cant: there is a C, not a G, and the ending is -ant.
Why people write “significent”
The endings -ant and -ent are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ant.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make significant automatic.
What does “significant” mean?
significant adjective
- important in effect or meaning
“a significant change in tax laws”
Synonyms:important
- of considerable importance, size, or worth
“won by a substantial margin”
Synonyms:substantial
- too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
“the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level”
- rich in significance or implication
“a meaning look”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Significant” in a sentence
- There was a significant improvement.
- A significant change in tax laws.
- Won by a substantial margin.
- The interaction effect is significant at the .01 level.
Is “significant” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“significent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SIGNIFICANT.