subrogation
noun
subrogation is a noun meaning “Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-U-B-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of subrogation is subrogations.
What does subrogation mean?
noun
- 1
Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
Subrogation is a staple element of the casualty insurance business.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of subrogation
- subrogations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is subrogation?
Subrogation appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
Subrogation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | subrogation |
| German | Surrogation |
| Portuguese | sub-rogação |
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 subrogation come from?
From Late Latin subrogātiō, from sub- + rogātiō (“inquiry, request”); equivalent to sub- + rogation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).