sublethal
adjective
sublethal is spelled S-U-B-L-E-T-H-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sublethal means “Less than lethal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sublethal?
| Letters | 9: S-U-B-L-E-T-H-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 sublethal?
Sublethal appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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).
Forms of sublethal
- more sublethal comparative
- most sublethal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sublethal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Less than lethal.
a sublethal dose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sublethal come from?
From sub- + lethal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).