subunit
/sʌbˈjuːnɪt/noun
subunit is spelled S-U-B-U-N-I-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subunit means “Any subdivision of a larger unit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subunit is subunits.
How many letters and syllables are in subunit?
| Letters | 7: S-U-B-U-N-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 subunit?
Subunit appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 subunit?
- UK /sʌbˈjuːnɪt/
Subunit has 3 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).
Forms of subunit
- subunits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subunit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any subdivision of a larger unit.
- 2
A protein subunit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subunit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense subdivision of a larger unit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | subunidade |
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 subunit come from?
From sub- + unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).