suborner
\sy.bɔʁ.ne\
The verdict
“suborner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Porter, par tout moyen, à faire une mauvaise action, une action contre le devoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-suborner · suborner · French
suborner · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suborner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sy.bɔʁ.ne\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
suborner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sy.bɔʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for suborner, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is suborner, spelled S-U-B-O-R-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Porter, par tout moyen, à faire une mauvaise action, une action contre le devoir.
- 2Séduire une femme ou une jeune fille.
- 3Amener à faire un faux témoignage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suborner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On dit aussi qu’il exporte illégalement des œuvres d’art et qu’il n’a pas son pareil pour suborner les curés de campagne.
En tout cas, j’admets que les chefs de Zuruaga ont plus de pouvoir que je ne le croyais : suborner une paire d’officiers n’est pas facile, mais suborner tout un contingent envoyé par le ministre demande beaucoup d’argent et de préparation.
This word in other languages
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