# substitute

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ · frequency rank #5,455

## Definitions
1. To use in place of something else, with the same function.
2. To use X in place of Y.
3. To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
4. To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
5. To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).

## Etymology
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`sbustitute`, `ssubstitute`, `subbstitute`, `subsittute`, `subsstitute`, `substittue`, `substittute`, `substituet`, `substitutte`, `substiutte`, `substtitute`, `substtiute`, `subtsitute`, `susbtitute`, `usbstitute`

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