subir

\sy.biʁ\

/\sy.biʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“subir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,878
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-subir · subir · French

subir · rank #3,878 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,878
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steve

Nearest frequency peer: Steve (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « subir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « subir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

subir vs sur
60% similar
subir vs suis
60% similar
subir vs suit
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for subir
PropertyValue
Headwordsubir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sy.biʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,878
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « subir »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.subirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Steve » (#3,877), « terroriste » (#3,879), « stars » (#3,876). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « subir » est au #3,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around subir (IPA \sy.biʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,878 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for subir, with forms such as "sbuir", "ssubir", and "subbir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sur", "suis", "suit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is subir, spelled S-U-B-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette torture par laquelle vous venez de passer, vous me l'avez fait subir, il y a une heure à peine : il était juste que vous fissiez connaissance avec elle.
  2. J'ai fait subir à ma famille une épreuve qu'elle commence tout juste à accepter.

This word in other languages

undergo(English)sufrir(Español)aushalten(Deutsch)sofrer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuir
  • ssubir
  • subbir
  • subirr
  • subri
  • suibr
  • usbir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sbuir2ssubir1subbir1subirr1subri2suibr2usbir2
Edit distance from "subir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subir"?
"subir" is spelled S-U-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.biʁ\.
What does "subir" mean?
As a verb, "subir" means: Souffrir, supporter ou être soumis à quelque chose de pénible.
What words are commonly confused with "subir"?
"subir" is commonly confused with "sur", "suis", "suit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subir" is \sy.biʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subir" come from?
"subir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Steve#3,877stars#3,876vertu#3,884rayon#3,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

baisser7 variantsgamin7 variantscoach7 variantsflotte7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list