subside
/sʌbˈsaɪd/verb
subside is spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, subside means “To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in subside?
| Letters | 7: S-U-B-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is subside?
Subside appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 subside?
- /sʌbˈsaɪd/
- /səbˈsaɪd/
Subside has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-subside.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of subside
- subsides present, singular, he/she/it
- subsiding participle, present
- subsided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- 2
To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- 3
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
The sea subsides.
- 4
colloquialTo cease talking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tomber, se déposer , s’abaisser, s’affaisser, descendre |
| German | einsinken , abklingen, nachlassen, abschwellen |
| Portuguese | esvaziar , diminuir , arrefecer |
| Spanish | calmarse, amainar, bajar, irse apagando, remitir, aminorar |
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 subside come from?
From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).