subjection

noun

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"subjection" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“subjection” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,885 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,885
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of bringing something under the control of something else.

Key facts for subjection
PropertyValue
Headwordsubjection
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “subjection” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). subjection lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for subjection is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #53,885 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

subjection has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English subjectioun, from Anglo-Norman subjectioun, Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), and their etymon Latin subjectiō. By surface analysis, subject + -ion. The correct English form is subjection, spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
  2. 2
    The state of being subjected.

Etymology

From Middle English subjectioun, from Anglo-Norman subjectioun, Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), and their etymon Latin subjectiō. By surface analysis, subject + -ion.

This word in other languages

sumisión(Español)soumission(Français)Unterwerfung(Deutsch)submissão(Português)

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 "subjection"?
"subjection" is spelled S-U-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N.
What does "subjection" mean?
As a noun, "subjection" means: The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
What is the origin of the word "subjection"?
From Middle English subjectioun, from Anglo-Norman subjectioun, Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), and their etymon Latin subjectiō. By surface analysis, subject + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “subjection”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list