# suburban

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ · frequency rank #8,212

## Definitions
1. Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

## Etymology
From Latin suburbanus, from prefix sub- (“under”) + urbs (“city”) + -anus (“adjective suffix”), equivalent to sub- + urban.

## Easily confused with
- **suburbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suburban-vs-suburbs)
- **suburbia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suburban-vs-suburbia)
- **suburb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suburb-vs-suburban)

## Common misspellings (12)
`sbuurban`, `ssuburban`, `subburban`, `subruban`, `sububran`, `suburabn`, `suburbann`, `suburbban`, `suburbna`, `suburrban`, `suubrban`, `usburban`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/suburban