sous-tif
\su.tif\
The verdict
“sous-tif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soutien-gorge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sous-tif · sous-tif · French
sous-tif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sous-tif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \su.tif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sous-tif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sous-tif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soutien-gorge.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sous-tif in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sous-tif, spelled S-O-U-S---T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Soutien-gorge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sous-tif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Sérieux ? Vous ne vous êtes pas vaguement amusés sans sous-tif ? Pas de pelotage ? — Non! Je t'ai déjà dit que ma sœur et moi, on n'est pas comme ça.
Si je pouvais me réincarner, je serai plante, plus précisément coton. Car avec un peu de chance je finirai comme bonnet de sous-tif, le paradis quoi.....
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.