soumettre

\su.mɛtʁ\

/\su.mɛtʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“soumettre” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,815 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#5,815
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réduire, ranger sous la puissance, sous l’autorité, mettre dans un état de dépendance.

Key facts for soumettre
PropertyValue
Headwordsoumettre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\su.mɛtʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,815
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soumettre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). soumettre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for soumettre is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.mɛtʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,815 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for soumettre, with forms such as "osumettre", "somuettre", and "souemttre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is soumettre, spelled S-O-U-M-E-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réduire, ranger sous la puissance, sous l’autorité, mettre dans un état de dépendance.
  2. 2
    Subordonner.
  3. 3
    Remettre ou livrer à l’examen ou à la décision de quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Considérer en détail, pour juger.
  5. 5
    Appliquer un procédé ou une procédure sur.
  6. 6
    Faire acte de soumission d’une parcelle au régime forestier.

Synonyms

venir à jubé

Antonyms

libérer

This word in other languages

subdue(English)someter(Español)unterwerfen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osumettre,somuettre,souemttre,soumetre,soumetrte,soumetter,soumettrre,soummettre,soumtetre,ssoumettre,suomettre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soumettre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osumettre2somuettre2souemttre2soumetre1soumetrte2soumetter2soumettrre1soummettre1
Edit distance from "soumettre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soumettre"?
"soumettre" is spelled S-O-U-M-E-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.mɛtʁ\.
What does "soumettre" mean?
As a verb, "soumettre" means: Réduire, ranger sous la puissance, sous l’autorité, mettre dans un état de dépendance.
What are common misspellings of "soumettre"?
Common misspellings include "osumettre", "somuettre", "souemttre", "soumetre", "soumetrte". The correct spelling is "soumettre".
How do you pronounce "soumettre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soumettre" is \su.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soumettre" come from?
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Using “soumettre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-M-E-T-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.mɛtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list