soutane
/suːˈtɑːn/
"soutane" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“soutane” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-soutane · soutane · English
soutane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | soutane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /suːˈtɑːn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “soutane” in English
Rare enough to double-check
soutane is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /suːˈtɑːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for soutane, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”). The correct English form is soutane, spelled S-O-U-T-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how soutane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.
Then at the door of the castle the rector had shaken hands with his father and mother, his soutane fluttering in the breeze, and the car had driven off with his father and mother on it.
Etymology
Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).
This word in other languages
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.