# subsidence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌbsɪdəns/ · frequency rank #41,397

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Equivalent to subside + -ence.

## Easily confused with
- **subsistence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subsidence-vs-subsistence)

## Common misspellings (16)
`sbusidence`, `ssubsidence`, `subbsidence`, `subisdence`, `subsdience`, `subsidance`, `subsiddence`, `subsidecne`, `subsidencce`, `subsidenec`, `subsidennce`, `subsidnece`, `subsiednce`, `subssidence`, `susbidence`, `usbsidence`

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