sous-famille

\su.fa.mij\

/\su.fa.mij\/ noun

The verdict

“sous-famille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Taxon de la classification systématique, immédiatement inférieur à la famille, et supérieur à la tribu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sous-famille · sous-famille · French

sous-famille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for sous-famille
PropertyValue
Headwordsous-famille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.fa.mij\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sous-famille » en français

sous-famillen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sous-famille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.fa.mij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Taxon de la classification systématique, immédiatement inférieur à la famille, et supérieur à la tribu.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sous-famille, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sous-famille, spelled S-O-U-S---F-A-M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Taxon de la classification systématique, immédiatement inférieur à la famille, et supérieur à la tribu.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sous-famille"?
"sous-famille" is spelled S-O-U-S---F-A-M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.fa.mij\.
What does "sous-famille" mean?
As a noun, "sous-famille" means: Taxon de la classification systématique, immédiatement inférieur à la famille, et supérieur à la tribu.
How do you pronounce "sous-famille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sous-famille" is \su.fa.mij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sous-famille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list