Subtraktion

[zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Subtraktion” is uncommon German (frequency #85,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,905
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-subtraktion · Subtraktion · German

Subtraktion · rank #85,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,905
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Subkontinent

Nearest frequency peer: Subkontinent (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Subtraktion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Subtraktion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Subtraktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubtraktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Subtraktion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Subtraktionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Subkontinent“ (#85,904), „subversiv“ (#85,906), „stärkten“ (#85,903). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Subtraktion“ bei #85,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Subtraktion is uncommon German at frequency #85,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Subtraktion in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Subtraktion, spelled S-U-B-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Subtraktion wird eine Zahl von der anderen abgezogen, zum Beispiel 17 - 5 = 12.
  2. „Es gibt Leute, die sich sparsamkeitshalber familienweise auf Personenwaagen quetschen und stückweise herunterspringen, um ihr Körpergewicht durch Subtraktion zu ermitteln.“

Antonyms

Addition

This word in other languages

subtraction(English)sustracción(Español)soustraction(Français)

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 "Subtraktion"?
"Subtraktion" is spelled S-U-B-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Subtraktion" mean?
As a noun, "Subtraktion" means: Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird
How do you pronounce "Subtraktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Subtraktion" is [zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Subtraktion" come from?
"Subtraktion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spätantiken#85,877Tierversuch#85,937Spinnereien#85,870unfassbarer#85,969

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list