# subclass

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌbklæs/ · frequency rank #28,390

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From sub- + class.

## Common misspellings (11)
`sbuclass`, `ssubclass`, `subbclass`, `subcalss`, `subcclass`, `subclas`, `subcllass`, `subclsas`, `sublcass`, `sucblass`, `usbclass`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subclass