# subordination

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #47,358

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.

## Common misspellings (20)
`sbuordination`, `ssubordination`, `subbordination`, `subodrination`, `suborddination`, `subordiantion`, `subordinaiton`, `subordinasion`, `subordinatino`, `subordinationn`, `subordinatoin`, `subordinattion`, `subordinnation`, `subordintaion`, `subordniation`, `suboridnation`, `suborrdination`, `subrodination`, `suobrdination`, `usbordination`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subordination