significación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin significātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡnifikaˈθjon/ [siɣ̞.ni.fi.kaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siɡnifikaˈsjon/ [siɣ̞.ni.fi.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sig‧ni‧fi‧ca‧ción

Noun

significación f (plural significaciones)

1. signification; significance

   Synonyms: significancia, significado

2. sense; meaning

   Synonym: sentido

Further reading

• “significación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025