subject
/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/
"subject" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“subject” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,175
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-subject · subject · English
subject · rank #1,175 · 11 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,175
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH search
Nearest frequency peer: search (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “subject”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- knowledge
knowledge
98,829 corpus weight
- particularly
particularly
98,828 corpus weight
- search
search
98,827 corpus weight
- subject
subject
98,826 corpus weight
- train
train
98,825 corpus weight
- wide
wide
98,824 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “subject” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subject |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subject” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around subject (IPA /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,175 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for subject, with forms such as "sbuject", "ssubject", and "subbject". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "subset", "suspect", "subvert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw… The correct English form is subject, spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
- 2Conditional upon something; used with to.
- 3Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- 4Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subject appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a country subject to extreme heat
Menu listings and prices are subject to change.
Etymology
From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (“lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed”), as a noun, subiectus (“a subject, an inferior”), subiectum (“the subject of a proposition”), past participle of subiciō (“throw, lay, place”), from sub (“under, at the foot of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sbuject
- ssubject
- subbject
- subejct
- subjcet
- subjecct
- subjectt
- subjetc
- subjject
- sujbect
- usbject
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subject - 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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subject", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "subject" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "subset". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,175 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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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.