subclass
sub·class/ˈsʌbklæs/noun, verb
subclass is spelled S-U-B-C-L-A-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (sub·class). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subclass means “A secondary class within a main class” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subclass is subclasses.
How many letters and syllables are in subclass?
| Letters | 8: S-U-B-C-L-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sub·class |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 subclass?
Subclass appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 subclass?
- /ˈsʌbklæs/
- /ˈsʌbklɑːs/
Subclass has 2 syllables, split sub·class in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-subclass.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of subclass
- subclasses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sub-class
- subclassing participle, present
- subclassed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subclass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A secondary class within a main class.
- 2
A rank directly below class.
- 3
An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
verb
- 1
(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.
- 2
To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subclass in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-classe , classe fille |
| German | Kindklasse , Unterklasse, Subklasse |
| Portuguese | subclasse |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does subclass come from?
From sub- + class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).