subitement

\sy.bit.mɑ̃\

/\sy.bit.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“subitement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,676
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soudainement ; d’une manière subite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-subitement · subitement · French

subitement · rank #12,676 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,676
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH stagiaires

Nearest frequency peer: stagiaires (-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 « subitement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « subitement » 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).

subitement vs subtilement
82% similar

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

Key facts for subitement
PropertyValue
Headwordsubitement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sy.bit.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,676
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « subitement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).subitementse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « stagiaires » (#12,675), « squelette » (#12,674), « suffire » (#12,678). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « subitement » est au #12,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around subitement (IPA \sy.bit.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,676 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Soudainement ; d’une manière subite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for subitement, with forms such as "sbuitement", "ssubitement", and "subbitement". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "subtilement", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is subitement, spelled S-U-B-I-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soudainement ; d’une manière subite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n'en fallut pas davantage pour que les réminiscences qui hantaient sa cervelle prissent subitement un corps.
  2. Mouley El-Hassan mourut le 4 juin 1894. Parti de Marrakech pour se rendre à Fez, il ne parvint que jusqu'à l'Oued El-Abid, au Tedla, où il succomba subitement à une maladie qui le minait sournoisement depuis longtemps.

Synonyms

soudaintout à coup

This word in other languages

all of a sudden(English)de golpe(Español)plötzlich(Deutsch)subitamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuitement
  • ssubitement
  • subbitement
  • subietment
  • subiteemnt
  • subitemennt
  • subitementt
  • subitemetn
  • subitemment
  • subitemnet
  • subitmeent
  • subittement
  • subtiement
  • suibtement
  • usbitement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subitement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sbuitement2ssubitement1subbitement1subietment2subiteemnt2subitemennt1subitementt1subitemetn2
Edit distance from "subitement"

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 "subitement"?
"subitement" is spelled S-U-B-I-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.bit.mɑ̃\.
What does "subitement" mean?
As an adverb, "subitement" means: Soudainement ; d’une manière subite.
What words are commonly confused with "subitement"?
"subitement" is commonly confused with "subtilement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subitement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subitement" is \sy.bit.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subitement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stagiaires#12,675souterrain#12,673seigneurie#12,670réunissent#12,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

tranquilles15 variantsplantation15 variantscontinuons15 variantsconvenable15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list