submanifold
noun
submanifold is spelled S-U-B-M-A-N-I-F-O-L-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, submanifold means “A manifold which is a subset of another, so that the inclusion function is an embedding or, sometimes, an immersion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of submanifold is submanifolds.
How many letters and syllables are in submanifold?
| Letters | 11: S-U-B-M-A-N-I-F-O-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 submanifold?
Submanifold appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 submanifold
- submanifolds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does submanifold mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A manifold which is a subset of another, so that the inclusion function is an embedding or, sometimes, an immersion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Submanifold in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense manifold which is a subset of another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-variété |
| German | Untermannigfaltigkeit |
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 submanifold come from?
From sub- + manifold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).