Subsystem
[ˈzʊpzʏsˌteːm]
The verdict
“Subsystem” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilsystem, das integraler Bestandteil eines komplexen Systems ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-subsystem · Subsystem · German
Subsystem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Subsystem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzʊpzʏsˌteːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Subsystem“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Subsystem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzʊpzʏsˌteːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilsystem, das integraler Bestandteil eines komplexen Systems ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Subsystem, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Subsystem, spelled S-U-B-S-Y-S-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Teilsystem, das integraler Bestandteil eines komplexen Systems ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Subsystem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mitunter gliedert man aber das Gesamtsystem auch in vier, fünf oder sechs Subsysteme.“
„Darüber hinaus scheint es für die Analyse historischer Sprachzustände generell nicht angemessen zu sein, vorgängig von relativ geschlossenen Systemen und Subsystemen auszugehen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.