subluxation
/ˌsʌb.lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/
"subluxation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“subluxation” is uncommon English (frequency #85,824 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,824
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subluxation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsʌb.lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #85,824 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subluxation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
subluxation is uncommon English at frequency #85,824 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsʌb.lʌkˈseɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.".
subluxation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French subluxation, from New Latin subluxatio, from subluxare (“to subluxate, to partially displace”) + -atio (“-ation: forming abstract nouns”), from sub- (“sub-: under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate; to displace”) after the model of Ancient… The correct English form is subluxation, spelled S-U-B-L-U-X-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
Etymology
From French subluxation, from New Latin subluxatio, from subluxare (“to subluxate, to partially displace”) + -atio (“-ation: forming abstract nouns”), from sub- (“sub-: under, below, lesser”) + luxare (“to dislocate; to displace”) after the model of Ancient Greek παράρθρημα (parárthrēma). Equivalent to sub- + luxation.
Synonyms
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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- The one correct English spelling is S-U-B-L-U-X-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.