subjugate
/ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/
"subjugate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“subjugate” is uncommon English (frequency #55,124 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,124
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forced into submission; subjugated.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subjugate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,124 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subjugate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
subjugate is uncommon English at frequency #55,124 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forced into submission; subjugated.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for subjugate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive particip… The correct English form is subjugate, spelled S-U-B-J-U-G-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Forced into submission; subjugated.
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke. The noun is derived from the adjective.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "subjugate"?
What does "subjugate" mean?
How do you pronounce "subjugate"?
What is the origin of the word "subjugate"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “subjugate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-B-J-U-G-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Other uncommon English words near this rank
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.