subtile

[zʊpˈtiːlə]

/[zʊpˈtiːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“subtile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,798
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil

Corpus desk

Index DE-subtile · subtile · German

subtile · rank #30,798 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,798
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streits

Nearest frequency peer: Streits (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „subtile“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „subtile“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

subtile vs subtilen
88% similar
subtile vs subtiler
88% similar
subtile vs stile
71% similar

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

Key facts for subtile
PropertyValue
Headwordsubtile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zʊpˈtiːlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,798
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „subtile“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).subtileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Streits“ (#30,797), „suicide“ (#30,799), „Streitereien“ (#30,796). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „subtile“ bei #30,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around subtile (IPA [zʊpˈtiːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,798 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for subtile, with forms such as "sbutile", "ssubtile", and "subbtile". 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, "subtilen", "subtiler", "stile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is subtile, spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbutile
  • ssubtile
  • subbtile
  • subitle
  • subtiel
  • subtille
  • subtlie
  • subttile
  • sutbile
  • usbtile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbutile2ssubtile1subbtile1subitle2subtiel2subtille1subtlie2subttile1
Edit distance from "subtile"

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 "subtile"?
"subtile" is spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊpˈtiːlə].
What does "subtile" mean?
As an adjective, "subtile" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs subtil
What words are commonly confused with "subtile"?
"subtile" is commonly confused with "subtilen", "subtiler", "stile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subtile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subtile" is [zʊpˈtiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subtile" come from?
"subtile" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Streits#30,797suicide#30,799stoppte#30,793stilles#30,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

related10 variantsWeibern10 variantszuwider10 variantsOralsex10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list