subbie
/ˈsʌbi/noun
subbie is spelled S-U-B-B-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subbie means “A subcontractor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subbie is subbies.
How many letters and syllables are in subbie?
| Letters | 6: S-U-B-B-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 subbie?
Subbie appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 subbie?
- /ˈsʌbi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-subbie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of subbie
- subbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subbie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA subcontractor.
He worked as a subbie in the construction industry.
- 2
colloquialA subpostmaster.
- 3
slangA submissive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subbie come from?
From sub + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).