soutane
/suːˈtɑːn/noun
soutane is spelled S-O-U-T-A-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, soutane means “A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of soutane is soutanes.
How many letters and syllables are in soutane?
| Letters | 7: S-O-U-T-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 soutane?
Soutane appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 soutane?
- /suːˈtɑːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-soutane.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of soutane
- soutanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soutane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Soutane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a long gown:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does soutane come from?
Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).