subagent
sub·a·gent/ˌsʌbˈeɪ̯.d͡ʒənt/noun
subagent is spelled S-U-B-A-G-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (sub·a·gent). It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subagent means “A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business entrusted to the latter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subagent is subagents.
How many letters and syllables are in subagent?
| Letters | 8: S-U-B-A-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sub·a·gent |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 subagent?
Subagent appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 subagent?
- US /ˌsʌbˈeɪ̯.d͡ʒənt/
- Australia /ˌsɐbˈæɪ̯.d͡ʒənt/
- /ˌsʌbˈe.d͡ʒənt/
Subagent has 3 syllables, split sub·a·gent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of subagent
- subagents plural
- sub-agent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subagent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business entrusted to the latter.
- 2
An autonomous process that is launched by and communicates with another agent in order to handle part of the task that is the objective of that other agent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subagent come from?
From sub- + agent. First attested in 1683.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).