Submission is the correct spelling. Submittion is a misspelling — it does not exist as a standard English word in any dictionary or regional variety.
If you typed “submittion” in a search bar, you are not alone. The confusion is understandable, and this article explains exactly why it happens.
Why People Write “Submittion”
The verb is submit. When people think about turning it into a noun, they sometimes follow a pattern they have seen with other verbs:
- permit → permission
- admit → admission
- omit → omission
Each of those verbs ends in -mit or -it, and their noun forms end in -ssion or -sion. That pattern makes logical sense to the brain.
So when someone reaches for the noun form of submit, the mind tries to apply the same rule and lands on “submittion” — which feels like it should work, but does not.
The actual noun breaks from that pattern. Submit becomes submission, not “submittion.”
The -ssion ending is correct. The -ttion ending is not used in English for this word or any standard English word.
What Submission Means
Submission (noun) covers several related ideas:
1. Sending or handing something in
The act of presenting a document, form, application, or piece of work to someone for review or consideration.
- The deadline for manuscript submissions is Friday.
- Please confirm receipt of my submission.
- Her grant submission was approved.
2. Accepting authority or control
Yielding to the power, will, or judgment of another person or group.
- The treaty required the full submission of the defeated army.
- He bowed his head in submission.
3. A claim or argument put forward
In legal and formal contexts, a submission is an argument or statement presented to a court, panel, or authority.
- Counsel made a submission to the judge.
- The committee reviewed all written submissions.
4. In combat sports
A submission is when a fighter concedes defeat — typically by tapping out — because of a hold or lock applied by their opponent.
- He won the fight by submission in the second round.
The Submit → Submission Pattern
It helps to see the full word family:
| Form | Word | Example |
| Verb | submit | Please submit your form. |
| Noun | submission | Your submission was received. |
| Past tense | submitted | She submitted the report. |
| Present participle | submitting | He is submitting the application. |
| Adjective | submissive | A submissive response. |
Notice that the verb doubles the t in submitted and submitting — that is a standard spelling rule for short vowels before a single consonant. But the noun form, submission, takes a completely different shape. The -mit disappears and is replaced by -mission.
This shift is why “submittion” seems tempting. People keep the -t from submit and try to attach a noun ending to it. English does not work that way here.
A Quick Check on Submission or Submittion
If you are ever unsure, try this: look up the verb form you know (submit) in a dictionary, then look for the listed noun form. Every major dictionary — Merriam-Webster, Oxford, Cambridge — lists submission as the noun. None lists “submittion.”
When spell-check flags a word in red, that is usually a reliable signal too. “Submittion” will be flagged immediately in any standard word processor.
The One Word to Remember
Submission — not “submittion.”
Think of it this way: submit becomes sub + mission. The word mission is hiding inside submission, which makes the spelling easier to remember once you see it.
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