subnormal
adjective, noun
subnormal is spelled S-U-B-N-O-R-M-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, subnormal means “Less than normal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in subnormal?
| Letters | 9: S-U-B-N-O-R-M-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 subnormal?
Subnormal appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 subnormal?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-subnormal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of subnormal
- more subnormal comparative
- most subnormal superlative
- subnormals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subnormal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Less than normal.
Near-synonym: below average
- 2
denormal
- 3
derogatoryoffensiveidiot, stupid.
noun
- 1
A person whose abilities are less than normal.
the IQ scores of mental subnormals
- 2
That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.
- 3
Synonym of denormal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subnormal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense less than normal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | subnormal |
| Spanish | subnormal |
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 subnormal come from?
From sub- + normal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).