subjugation
\syb.ʒy.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“subjugation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de subjuguer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-subjugation · subjugation · French
subjugation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subjugation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syb.ʒy.ɡa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
subjugation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syb.ʒy.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de subjuguer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for subjugation in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is subjugation, spelled S-U-B-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de subjuguer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subjugation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La subjugation de la victime par son ravisseur, aux deux sens du terme, entraine le syndrome de Stockholm.
D’abord, le sadisme dont un des éléments constitutifs est précisément la subjugation de l’autre sexe, n’est, en réalité, qu’une accentuation pathologique de la virilité du caractère sexuel ;
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.