submission
sub·mis·sion/səbˈmɪʃən/noun
submission is spelled S-U-B-M-I-S-S-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (sub·mis·sion). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, submission means “The act of submitting or yielding; surrender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of submission is submissions.
How many letters and syllables are in submission?
| Letters | 10: S-U-B-M-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sub·mis·sion |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is submission?
Submission appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce submission?
- /səbˈmɪʃən/
- [səbˈmɪʃən] ~ [sb̩ˈmɪʃn̩]
As a noun (“A subset or component of a mission”): /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/, [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən] ~ [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃn̩].
Submission has 3 syllables, split sub·mis·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-submission.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of submission
- submissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does submission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
- 2
The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
- 3
The thing which has been submitted.
- 4
A feeling of surrender to the control of another; a desire to obey.
- 5
A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.
- 6
Sexual practices that involve serving a dominant partner (or partners) or allowing a partner (or partners) to command or control the submissive; sometimes including bottoming or masochism.
- 7
A subset or component of a mission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Submission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soumission |
| German | Versand, Unterwerfung , Aufgabegriff |
| Portuguese | submissão , finalização |
| Spanish | sumisión, sometimiento , entregamiento, entrega , entregable |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does submission come from?
From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).