suburbanite
/səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/noun
suburbanite is spelled S-U-B-U-R-B-A-N-I-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suburbanite means “Someone who lives in the suburbs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suburbanite is suburbanites.
How many letters and syllables are in suburbanite?
| Letters | 11: S-U-B-U-R-B-A-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 suburbanite?
Suburbanite appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 suburbanite?
- US /səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/
Suburbanite has 4 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 suburbanite
- suburbanites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suburbanite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomeone who lives in the suburbs.
Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suburbanite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who dwells in suburbia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banlieusard, banlieusarde |
| German | Vorstädter, Vorstädterin |
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 suburbanite come from?
From suburban + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).