subdominant
noun
subdominant is spelled S-U-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subdominant means “The fourth tone of a scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subdominant is subdominants.
How many letters and syllables are in subdominant?
| Letters | 11: S-U-B-D-O-M-I-N-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 subdominant?
Subdominant appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 subdominant
- subdominants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subdominant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fourth tone of a scale.
- 2
The triad built on the subdominant tone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subdominant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fourth tone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | subdominante |
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 subdominant come from?
From sub- + dominant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).