subnormal
Spanish, noun/subnoɾˈmal/
subnormal is spelled S-U-B-N-O-R-M-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subnormal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “moron, imbecile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does subnormal mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemoron, imbecile
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineoffensivesubnormal, moronic, stupid
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Inferior al nivel de la norma o media en algún respecto. 2. En particular, que muestra capacidad intelectual inferior a la normal.
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 subnormal
- subnormales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subnormal?
- /subnoɾˈmal/
- [suβ̞.noɾˈmal]
- [suβ̞noɾˈmal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subnormal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subnormal in Spanish?
subnormal appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).