substation
/sʌbˈsteɪʃən/noun
substation is spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, substation means “A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of substation is substations.
How many letters and syllables are in substation?
| Letters | 10: S-U-B-S-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 substation?
Substation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 substation?
- /sʌbˈsteɪʃən/
Substation 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)-Vealhurl-substation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with substation
Also written: sub-station (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of substation
- substations plural
- sub-station
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does substation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
- 2
A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
- 3
A branch post office.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Substation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poste, poste de transformation |
| German | Unterwerk, Umspannwerk |
| Portuguese | subestação , subdelegacia |
| Spanish | subestación |
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 substation come from?
From sub- + station.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).