subrepticio
Spanish, adjective/subɾebˈtiθjo/
subrepticio is spelled S-U-B-R-E-P-T-I-C-I-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish, the 158,678th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subrepticio is a Spanish adjective meaning “stealthy (having or feigning stealth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se hace o persigue de forma oculta, solapada o con disimulo”.
What does subrepticio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stealthy (having or feigning stealth)
- 2
clandestine, hidden
- 3
surreptitious
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se hace o persigue de forma oculta, solapada o con disimulo.
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 subrepticio
- subrepticia feminine
- subrepticios masculine plural
- subrepticias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subrepticio?
- /subɾebˈtiθjo/
- [su.β̞ɾeβ̞ˈt̪i.θjo]
- /subɾebˈtisjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subrepticio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subrepticio in Spanish?
subrepticio appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).