soubrette
/suːˈbɹɛt/noun
soubrette is spelled S-O-U-B-R-E-T-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, soubrette means “A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of soubrette is soubrettes.
How many letters and syllables are in soubrette?
| Letters | 9: S-O-U-B-R-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is soubrette?
Soubrette appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 soubrette?
- /suːˈbɹɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-soubrette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of soubrette
- soubrettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soubrette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soubrette come from?
Borrowed from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta (“coy”) (feminine of soubret), from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from Latin superare (“be above”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).