subte
Spanish, noun/ˈsubte/
subte is spelled S-U-B-T-E (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,282nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subte is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “metro, subway, underground (underground railway, especially the Buenos Aires Underground)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sistema ferroviario subterráneo de transporte de pasajeros”.
What does subte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemetro, subway, underground (underground railway, especially the Buenos Aires Underground)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sistema ferroviario subterráneo de transporte de pasajeros. 2. Cada uno de los convoyes que dan servicio en este sistema.
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 subte
- subtes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subte?
- /ˈsubte/
- [ˈsuβ̞.t̪e]
- [ˈsuβ̞t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subte in Spanish?
subte appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).