sous-maque

\su.mak\

/\su.mak\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme qui seconde la tenancière principale d’une maison de prostitution.

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Index FR-sous-maque · sous-maque · French

sous-maque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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-maque
PropertyValue
Headwordsous-maque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.mak\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

sous-maquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sous-maque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.mak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme qui seconde la tenancière principale d’une maison de prostitution.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sous-maque in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sous-maque, spelled S-O-U-S---M-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme qui seconde la tenancière principale d’une maison de prostitution.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sous-maque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’inénarrable mère Huguette, le « Pékinois », sous-maque numéro deux, attribuait à son amabilité vulgaire, à ses connaissances commerciales dans le métier, à ses propos grivois, pimentés par un puissant accent toulousain, tout le succès de la maison.
  2. Tu t’amènes avec la môme au bout du zinc, là il y a la sous-maque avec une pile de serviettes. L’escalier s’ouvre juste à côté. Tu raques ta passe, la sous-maque te file une serviette, une à la môme, et elle t’indique un numéro de chambre.

Synonyms

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-maque"?
"sous-maque" is spelled S-O-U-S---M-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.mak\.
What does "sous-maque" mean?
As a noun, "sous-maque" means: Femme qui seconde la tenancière principale d’une maison de prostitution.
How do you pronounce "sous-maque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sous-maque" is \su.mak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sous-maque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list