# subservient

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,962

## Definitions
1. Useful in an inferior capacity.
2. Obsequiously submissive.

## Etymology
From Latin subserviens, present active of subservio (“to serve under”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`sbuservient`, `ssubservient`, `subbservient`, `subesrvient`, `subserivent`, `subserrvient`, `subserveint`, `subserviennt`, `subservientt`, `subservietn`, `subservinet`, `subservvient`, `subsevrient`, `subsrevient`, `subsservient`, `susbervient`, `usbservient`

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