souterrain
/ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/
"souterrain" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“souterrain” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
Corpus desk
Index EN-souterrain · souterrain · English
souterrain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | souterrain |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “souterrain” in English
Rare enough to double-check
souterrain is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for souterrain in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”). The correct English form is souterrain, spelled S-O-U-T-E-R-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how souterrain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me.
Etymology
From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”).
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.