subdistrict
noun, verb
subdistrict is a noun meaning “A district forming part of a larger district” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-U-B-D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T, and it appears about once in every 10 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of subdistrict is subdistricts.
What does subdistrict mean?
noun
- 1
A district forming part of a larger district.
verb
- 1
To divide (a district) into subdistricts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of subdistrict
- subdistricts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sub-district
- subdistricting participle, present
- subdistricted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is subdistrict?
Subdistrict appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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).
Words people confuse with subdistrict
Also written: sub-district (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does subdistrict come from?
From sub- + district.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).