sous-tif

\su.tif\

/\su.tif\/ noun

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.

Key facts for sous-tif
PropertyValue
Headwordsous-tif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.tif\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

sous-tifreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Soutien-gorge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sous-tif"?
"sous-tif" is spelled S-O-U-S---T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \su.tif\.
What does "sous-tif" mean?
As a noun, "sous-tif" means: Soutien-gorge.
How do you pronounce "sous-tif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sous-tif" is \su.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sous-tif" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list