subtropics
noun
subtropics is spelled S-U-B-T-R-O-P-I-C-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subtropics means “The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in subtropics?
| Letters | 10: S-U-B-T-R-O-P-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 subtropics?
Subtropics appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 subtropics?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-subtropics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does subtropics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Subtropics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | subtropicales |
| German | Subtropen |
| Portuguese | subtrópicos |
| Spanish | subtrópicos |
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.