subadar
/sʌbəˈdɑː/noun
subadar is spelled S-U-B-A-D-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subadar means “The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subadar is subadars.
How many letters and syllables are in subadar?
| Letters | 7: S-U-B-A-D-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is subadar?
Subadar appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 subadar?
- UK /sʌbəˈdɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with subadar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as subadar from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of subadar
- subadars plural
- soubadar
- soubedar
- subahdar
- subedar
- subidar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subadar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
- 2
An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.
- 3
IndiaA noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subadar come from?
From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).