subsidise
"subsidise" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“subsidise” is uncommon English (frequency #62,539 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,539
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.
Corpus desk
Index EN-subsidise · subsidise · English
subsidise · rank #62,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,539
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH strychnine
Nearest frequency peer: strychnine (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “subsidise”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Strathmore
Strathmore
37,465 corpus weight
- strychnine
strychnine
37,463 corpus weight
- subsidise
subsidise
37,462 corpus weight
- suckered
suckered
37,461 corpus weight
- sulphuric
sulphuric
37,459 corpus weight
- sunburnt
sunburnt
37,458 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “subsidise” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subsidise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “subsidise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
subsidise is uncommon English at frequency #62,539 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.".
subsidise has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is subsidise, spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subsidise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The government wants to subsidise healthcare products for the elderly.
The Select Committee's recommendation that those which the railways are required to provide on grounds of national interest or social needs should be subsidised by the state has obviously been pigeon-holed.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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