subíndice
[suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]
The verdict
“subíndice” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,550 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,550
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Símbolo de menor tamaño que se coloca a la derecha y algo más abajo de una palabra o número y permite distinguirlo de otro parecido o bien da una información sobre él.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subíndice |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,550 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subíndice” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
subíndice is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,550 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Símbolo de menor tamaño que se coloca a la derecha y algo más abajo de una palabra o número y permite distinguirlo de otro parecido o bien da una información sobre él.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for subíndice in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is subíndice, spelled S-U-B-Í-N-D-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Símbolo de menor tamaño que se coloca a la derecha y algo más abajo de una palabra o número y permite distinguirlo de otro parecido o bien da una información sobre él.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “subíndice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-B-Í-N-D-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.