subsistance
French, noun/syb.zis.tɑ̃s/
subsistance is spelled S-U-B-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subsistance is a French feminine noun meaning “sustenance, subsistence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nourriture et entretien”.
What does subsistance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesustenance, subsistence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nourriture et entretien. 2. Mettre un homme en subsistance dans un régiment, Recueillir dans ce régiment un soldat isolé dont le corps est éloigné, le nourrir et lui donner la solde. 3. Tout ce qui est nécessaire à la nourriture et à l’entretien d’une armée.
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 subsistance
- subsistances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subsistance?
- /syb.zis.tɑ̃s/
- \syb.zis.tɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subsistance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subsistance in French?
subsistance appears 2.1 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).