Subic

/ˈsu.bɪk/

//ˈsu.bɪk// name

"subic" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Subic” is uncommon English (frequency #66,322 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,322
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A barangay of Baliwag, Bulacan, Philippines.

Corpus desk

Index EN-subic · Subic · English

Subic · rank #66,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,322
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH subgenus

Nearest frequency peer: subgenus (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Subic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Subic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Subic
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈsu.bɪk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Subic” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Subicfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “subgenus” (#66,321), “sunbae” (#66,323), “strangles” (#66,320). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Subic” is #66,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Subic is uncommon English at frequency #66,322 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈsu.bɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Subic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Subic, spelled S-U-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    A barangay of Baliwag, Bulacan, Philippines.
  2. 2
    A municipality of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines.
  3. 3
    Subic Bay (a bay of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines)
  4. 4
    Several barangays of Agoncillo, Batangas, Philippines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Subic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meronyms: Aningway Sacatihan, Asinan Poblacion, Asinan Proper, Baraca-Camachile, Batiawan, Calapacuan, Calapandayan, Cawag, Ilwas, Mangan-Vaca, Matain, Naugsol, Pamatawan, San Isidro, Santo Tomas, Wawandue — barangays of Subic

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Subic"?
"Subic" is spelled S-U-B-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsu.bɪk/.
What does "Subic" mean?
As a proper noun, "Subic" means: A barangay of Baliwag, Bulacan, Philippines.
How do you pronounce "Subic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Subic" is /ˈsu.bɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Subic" come from?
"Subic" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Subic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list