subconscious
/sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/adjective, noun
subconscious is spelled S-U-B-C-O-N-S-C-I-O-U-S: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, subconscious means “Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in subconscious?
| Letters | 12: S-U-B-C-O-N-S-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is subconscious?
Subconscious appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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).
How do you pronounce subconscious?
- UK /sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/
- UK /sʌbˈkɒn.t͡ʃəs/
- US /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
Subconscious has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-subconscious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with subconscious?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as subconscious from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnʃəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of subconscious
- more subconscious comparative
- most subconscious superlative
- subconsciouses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subconscious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of.
The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions.
noun
- 1
The part of the mind that we are not normally aware of.
A person can sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subconscious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense partially conscious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | parcialmente consciente |
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 subconscious come from?
From sub- + conscious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).