Substitution
[zʊpstituˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Substitution” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,035 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,035
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ersetzung eines Objekts durch ein anderes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Substitution |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʊpstituˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,035 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Substitution” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Substitution is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zʊpstituˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,035 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Substitution, with forms such as "sbustitution", "ssubstitution", and "subbstitution". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Substitution, spelled S-U-B-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ersetzung eines Objekts durch ein anderes
- 2Ersetzung einer sprachlichen Einheit durch eine andere, die als äquivalent angesehen werden kann
- 3Ersetzung eines mathematischen Ausdrucks durch einen anderen
- 4chemische Reaktion, bei der Atome oder Atomgruppen in einem Molekül durch ein anderes Atom oder eine andere Atomgruppe ersetzt werden.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sbustitution,ssubstitution,subbstitution,subsittution,subsstitution,substittuion,substittution,substituiton,substitutino,substitutionn,substitutoin,substituttion,substiuttion,substtitution,substtiution,subtsitution,susbtitution,usbstitution
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Substitution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Substitution”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-B-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zʊpstituˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.