subsidio
[suβ̞ˈsið̞jo]
The verdict
“subsidio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,882 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,882
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ayuda económica concedida por un organismo oficial.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subsidio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [suβ̞ˈsið̞jo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subsidio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for subsidio is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [suβ̞ˈsið̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,882 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for subsidio, with forms such as "sbusidio", "ssubsidio", and "subbsidio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "suicidio", "subsidios", "subido", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is subsidio, spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1Ayuda económica concedida por un organismo oficial.
- 2Carga impositiva que pagan el comercio y la industria.
- 3Licencia con sueldo por motivo de enfermedad que otorga el empleador.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sbusidio,ssubsidio,subbsidio,subcidio,subisdio,subsdiio,subsiddio,subsidoi,subsiido,subssidio,susbidio,suvsidio,usbsidio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subsidio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “subsidio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-B-S-I-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [suβ̞ˈsið̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “suicidio” - see the side-by-side comparison. subsidio vs suicidio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.