# subversive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səbˈvɝsɪv/ · frequency rank #22,232

## Definitions
1. Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

## Etymology
See subvert and -ive.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`sbuversive`, `ssubversive`, `subbversive`, `subevrsive`, `subverisve`, `subverrsive`, `subversiev`, `subversivve`, `subverssive`, `subversvie`, `subvesrive`, `subvresive`, `subvversive`, `suvbersive`, `usbversive`

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