sublingual
French, adjective\sy.blɛ̃.ɡwal\
sublingual is spelled S-U-B-L-I-N-G-U-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written French, the 194,108th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sublingual is a French adjective meaning “sublingual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Placé sous la langue”.
What does sublingual mean in English?
adjective
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sublingual
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Placé sous la langue.
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 sublingual
- sublinguale feminine
- sublinguaux masculine plural
- sublinguales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sublingual?
- \sy.blɛ̃.ɡwal\
- \sy.blɛ̃.ɡɥal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sublingual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sublingual in French?
sublingual appears about once in every 37 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).