subreddit

noun

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"subreddit" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“subreddit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,077
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site.

Corpus desk

Index EN-subreddit · subreddit · English

subreddit · rank #49,077 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,077
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stover

Nearest frequency peer: stover (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “subreddit”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “subreddit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subreddit
PropertyValue
Headwordsubreddit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,077
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “subreddit”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).subredditlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “stover” (#49,076), “stoneware” (#49,075), “Svalbard” (#49,080). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “subreddit” is #49,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around subreddit, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,077 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for subreddit, with forms such as "sbureddit", "ssubreddit", and "subbreddit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sub- + Reddit. The correct English form is subreddit, spelled S-U-B-R-E-D-D-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They wanted to give voice to their feeling, in one moderator’s words, that the company’s bosses ‘‘do not respect the work that is put in by the thousands of unpaid volunteers who maintain the communities of the 9,656 active subreddits,’’ as the individual forums are called.
  2. We measure the similarity between entire subreddits both in terms of user similarity and topical similarity.

Etymology

From sub- + Reddit.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbureddit
  • ssubreddit
  • subbreddit
  • suberddit
  • subrdedit
  • subredditt
  • subreddti
  • subredidt
  • subredit
  • subrreddit
  • surbeddit
  • usbreddit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subreddit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sbureddit2ssubreddit1subbreddit1suberddit2subrdedit2subredditt1subreddti2subredidt2
Edit distance from "subreddit"

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 "subreddit"?
"subreddit" is spelled S-U-B-R-E-D-D-I-T.
What does "subreddit" mean?
As a noun, "subreddit" means: Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site.
What are common misspellings of "subreddit"?
Common misspellings include "sbureddit", "ssubreddit", "subbreddit", "suberddit", "subrdedit". The correct spelling is "subreddit".
What is the origin of the word "subreddit"?
From sub- + Reddit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stoneware#49,075tactician#49,086Tavistock#49,090torturous#49,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list