sous-locataire

\su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\

/\su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui, celle qui loue une maison ou partie de maison, un appartement, une pièce, non pas au propriétaire de l’immeuble, mais à une tierce personne qui l’avait elle-même précédemment loué.

Key facts for sous-locataire
PropertyValue
Headwordsous-locataire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sous-locataire” sits in French frequency

sous-locataire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sous-locataire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui, celle qui loue une maison ou partie de maison, un appartement, une pièce, non pas au propriétaire de l’immeuble, mais à une tierce personne qui l’avait elle-même précédemment loué.".

sous-locataire has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sous-locataire, spelled S-O-U-S---L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui, celle qui loue une maison ou partie de maison, un appartement, une pièce, non pas au propriétaire de l’immeuble, mais à une tierce personne qui l’avait elle-même précédemment loué.

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-locataire"?
"sous-locataire" is spelled S-O-U-S---L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\.
What does "sous-locataire" mean?
As a noun, "sous-locataire" means: Celui, celle qui loue une maison ou partie de maison, un appartement, une pièce, non pas au propriétaire de l’immeuble, mais à une tierce personne qui l’avait elle-même précédemment loué.
How do you pronounce "sous-locataire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sous-locataire" is \su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sous-locataire" come from?
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Using “sous-locataire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-S---L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\ (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