subsidence
/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/noun
subsidence is spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-E-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subsidence means “The process of becoming less active or severe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subsidence is subsidences.
How many letters and syllables are in subsidence?
| Letters | 10: S-U-B-S-I-D-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is subsidence?
Subsidence appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 subsidence?
- /ˈsʌbsɪdəns/
- /ˈsʌbsədəns/
- /sʌbˈsaɪdəns/
Subsidence has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-subsidence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of subsidence
- subsidences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subsidence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of becoming less active or severe.
- 2
A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subsidence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nachlassen, Abklingen , Absenkung, Setzung, Senkung |
| Portuguese | enfraquecimento , subsidência |
| Spanish | debilitamiento , subsidencia |
| French | subsidence |
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 subsidence come from?
Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Equivalent to subside + -ence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).