subgroup

Questions about subgroup

What does subgroup mean?

subgroup means "a distinct and often subordinate group within a group". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in subgroup?

subgroup has 2 syllables: sub-group. The stress falls on "sub". In IPA it is /ˈsʌbˌɡɹup/.

Is subgroup a common word?

subgroup is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with subgroup?

2 words rhyme with subgroup. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.