subordination
sub·or·di·na·tion/səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/noun
subordination is spelled S-U-B-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables (sub·or·di·na·tion). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subordination means “The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subordination is subordinations.
How many letters and syllables are in subordination?
| Letters | 13: S-U-B-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: sub·or·di·na·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is subordination?
Subordination appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 subordination?
- UK /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/
- US /səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/
- Australia /səˌboːdɪˈnæɪʃn̩/
Subordination has 5 syllables, split sub·or·di·na·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-subordination.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with subordination?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as subordination from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- calculation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of subordination
- subordinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subordination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
- 2
The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
- 3
The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subordination come from?
From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).