Subversion
[ˌzʊpvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Subversion” is uncommon German (frequency #76,246 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,246
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verborgen gehaltene, auf Umsturz gerichtete Aktivität
Corpus desk
Index DE-subversion · Subversion · German
Subversion · rank #76,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,246
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH störst
Nearest frequency peer: störst (-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 „Subversion“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- stylen
stylen
23,759 corpus weight
- stöber
stöber
23,757 corpus weight
- störst
störst
23,756 corpus weight
- Subversion
Subversion
23,755 corpus weight
- Superlativ
Superlativ
23,754 corpus weight
- Sänfte
Sänfte
23,752 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Subversion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Subversion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌzʊpvɛʁˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #76,246 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Subversion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Subversion is uncommon German at frequency #76,246 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌzʊpvɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verborgen gehaltene, auf Umsturz gerichtete Aktivität".
Subversion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Subversion, spelled S-U-B-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1verborgen gehaltene, auf Umsturz gerichtete Aktivität
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Subversion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch Subversion kann die Stabilität eines Staates gefährdet werden.
„Subversion der Wissenschaft und der Sprache ist kein legitimes Mittel, ein Gesellschaftsziel zu erreichen.“
This word in other languages
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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