subtribe
noun
subtribe is spelled S-U-B-T-R-I-B-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subtribe means “A tribe making up part of a larger tribe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subtribe is subtribes.
How many letters and syllables are in subtribe?
| Letters | 8: S-U-B-T-R-I-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 subtribe?
Subtribe appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 subtribe
- subtribes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subtribe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tribe making up part of a larger tribe.
- 2
A taxonomic category ranking below tribe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subtribe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense taxonomic rank below tribe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Untertribus |
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 subtribe come from?
From sub- + tribe. In taxonomy, a semantic loan from New Latin subtribus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).