subpixel
noun, adjective
subpixel is a noun meaning “A subdivision of a pixel, typically used to show the amounts of red, green or blue at a location” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-U-B-P-I-X-E-L, and it appears about once in every 20 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of subpixel is subpixels.
What does subpixel mean?
noun
- 1
A subdivision of a pixel, typically used to show the amounts of red, green or blue at a location.
adjective
- 1
In divisions smaller than pixels.
subpixel rendering
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of subpixel
- subpixels plural
- sub-pixel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is subpixel?
Subpixel appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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).
Subpixel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a subdivision of a pixel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-pixel |
| German | Subpixel |
| Spanish | subpíxel |
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 subpixel come from?
From sub- + pixel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).