submergence

noun

"submergence" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“submergence” is uncommon English (frequency #91,036 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,036
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.

Key facts for submergence
PropertyValue
Headwordsubmergence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “submergence” 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). submergence lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

submergence is uncommon English at frequency #91,036 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.".

submergence has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is submergence, spelled S-U-B-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.

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 "submergence"?
"submergence" is spelled S-U-B-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-E.
What does "submergence" mean?
As a noun, "submergence" means: The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.
What language does "submergence" come from?
"submergence" 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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Using “submergence”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-B-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list