subheading
noun
subheading is a noun meaning “Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-U-B-H-E-A-D-I-N-G, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of subheading is subheadings.
What does subheading mean?
noun
- 1
Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.
- 2
A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of subheading
- subheadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is subheading?
Subheading appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Subheading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heading subdividing a subject:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unterüberschrift |
| Spanish | subtítulo, acápite seccional / menor |
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 subheading come from?
From sub- + heading.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).