subit
French, adjective
subit is spelled S-U-B-I-T (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,537th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subit is a French adjective meaning “sudden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of subir. With an accent, subît is a different word: “third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of subir”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est soudain ; qui arrive tout à coup”.
What does subit mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sudden
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
third-person singular past historic
verb
- 1
third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of subir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est soudain ; qui arrive tout à coup.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subit
- subite feminine
- subits masculine plural
- subites feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to subit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subit in French?
subit appears 13 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).