subíndice

[suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]

/[suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]/ noun

The verdict

“subíndice” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,550 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,550
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-subindice · subíndice · Spanish

subíndice · rank #93,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,550
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subyugados

Nearest frequency peer: subyugados (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “subíndice”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “subíndice” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subíndice
PropertyValue
Headwordsubíndice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “subíndice” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).subíndicecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “subyugados” (#93,549), “sucinto” (#93,551), “sucumben” (#93,552). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “subíndice” va en #93,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subíndice is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,550 among 4,169 “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

  1. 1
    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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subíndice"?
"subíndice" is spelled S-U-B-Í-N-D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise].
What does "subíndice" mean?
As a noun, "subíndice" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "subíndice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subíndice" is [suˈβ̞ĩn̪d̪ise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subíndice" come from?
"subíndice" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list