subadult
adjective, noun
subadult is spelled S-U-B-A-D-U-L-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, subadult means “Not yet adult” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in subadult?
| Letters | 8: S-U-B-A-D-U-L-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 subadult?
Subadult appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of subadult
- more subadult comparative
- most subadult superlative
- sub-adult
- subadults plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subadult mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not yet adult.
- 2
Final instar before reaching sexual maturity.
noun
- 1
A person who, or animal that, is not yet an adult.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subadult come from?
From sub- + adult.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).