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submundo

Spanish, noun/subˈmundo/

submundo is spelled S-U-B-M-U-N-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 55,445th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Submundo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “underworld” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Barrio o zona de carácter marginal”.

What does submundo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineunderworld

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Barrio o zona de carácter marginal.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of submundo

  • submundos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce submundo?

  • /subˈmundo/
  • [suβ̞ˈmũn̪.d̪o]
  • [suβ̞ˈmũn̪d̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to submundo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is submundo in Spanish?

submundo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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