subjected

/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/

//səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd// verb

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"subjected" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“subjected” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,863
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of subject

Corpus desk

Index EN-subjected · subjected · English

subjected · rank #8,863 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,863
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stunt

Nearest frequency peer: stunt (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “subjected”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “subjected” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

subjected vs subjects
78% similar
subjected vs suspected
78% similar
subjected vs subject
78% similar

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

Key facts for subjected
PropertyValue
Headwordsubjected
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,863
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “subjected”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).subjectedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “stunt” (#8,862), “strips” (#8,861), “sunlight” (#8,865). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “subjected” is #8,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around subjected (IPA /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,863 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of subject".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for subjected, with forms such as "sbujected", "ssubjected", and "subbjected". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "subjects", "suspected", "subject", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is subjected, spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of subject

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbujected
  • ssubjected
  • subbjected
  • subejcted
  • subjceted
  • subjeccted
  • subjecetd
  • subjectde
  • subjectedd
  • subjectted
  • subjetced
  • subjjected
  • sujbected
  • usbjected

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subjected - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sbujected2ssubjected1subbjected1subejcted2subjceted2subjeccted1subjecetd2subjectde2
Edit distance from "subjected"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subjected"?
"subjected" is spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/.
What does "subjected" mean?
As a verb, "subjected" means: simple past and past participle of subject
What words are commonly confused with "subjected"?
"subjected" is commonly confused with "subjects", "suspected", "subject". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subjected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subjected" is /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subjected" come from?
"subjected" is a English 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 English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

quantities14 variantsnonprofit14 variantslogistics14 variantscomprises14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list