Subjekt

[ˈzʊpjɛkt]

/[ˈzʊpjɛkt]/ noun

The verdict

“Subjekt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,012
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satzglied, über das im Prädikat eine Aussage gemacht wird und das mit dem Verb im Numerus kongruiert.

Corpus desk

Index DE-subjekt · Subjekt · German

Subjekt · rank #16,012 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,012
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strophe

Nearest frequency peer: Strophe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Subjekt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Subjekt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Subjekt vs Sujet
71% similar
Subjekt vs suspekt
57% similar
Subjekt vs Subjekte
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Subjekt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubjekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʊpjɛkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,012
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Subjekt” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Subjektliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Strophe“ (#16,011), „Symbolik“ (#16,013), „Stromversorgung“ (#16,010). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Subjekt (IPA [ˈzʊpjɛkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,012 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Subjekt, with forms such as "sbujekt", "ssubjekt", and "subbjekt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Sujet", "suspekt", "Subjekte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Subjekt, spelled S-U-B-J-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Satzglied, über das im Prädikat eine Aussage gemacht wird und das mit dem Verb im Numerus kongruiert.
  2. 2
    Mensch
  3. 3
    das handelnde Ich als Träger von Zuständen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Subjekt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Beispiel „Mein Freund hat eine neue Freundin.“ ist „Mein Freund“ Subjekt, da er Gegenstand der Aussage ist.
  2. „Im Subjekt steht immer ein Nomen/Substantiv mit seinen Begleitern oder ein Pronomen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbujekt
  • ssubjekt
  • subbjekt
  • subejkt
  • subjekkt
  • subjektt
  • subjetk
  • subjjekt
  • subjket
  • sujbekt
  • usbjekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Subjekt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sbujekt2ssubjekt1subbjekt1subejkt2subjekkt1subjektt1subjetk2subjjekt1
Edit distance from "Subjekt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Subjekt"?
"Subjekt" is spelled S-U-B-J-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʊpjɛkt].
What does "Subjekt" mean?
As a noun, "Subjekt" means: Satzglied, über das im Prädikat eine Aussage gemacht wird und das mit dem Verb im Numerus kongruiert.
What words are commonly confused with "Subjekt"?
"Subjekt" is commonly confused with "Sujet", "suspekt", "Subjekte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Subjekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Subjekt" is [ˈzʊpjɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Subjekt" come from?
"Subjekt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Subjekt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "Subjekt". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Subjekt" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Sujet". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #16,012 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list