subcommand
noun
subcommand is spelled S-U-B-C-O-M-M-A-N-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subcommand means “A command that is subordinate to another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subcommand is subcommands.
How many letters and syllables are in subcommand?
| Letters | 10: S-U-B-C-O-M-M-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is subcommand?
Subcommand appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of subcommand
- subcommands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subcommand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A command that is subordinate to another.
- 2
A command that makes up part of a larger command.
This command accepts additional subcommands as parameters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subcommand in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-commande |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does subcommand come from?
From sub- + command.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).