subtipo

[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]

/[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]/ noun

The verdict

“subtipo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,960 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,960
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada uno de los grupos en los que están divididos los taxones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-subtipo · subtipo · Spanish

subtipo · rank #74,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,960
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subtipos

Nearest frequency peer: subtipos (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “subtipo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “subtipo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subtipo
PropertyValue
Headwordsubtipo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “subtipo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).subtipocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “subtipos” (#74,961), “sueros” (#74,962), “sufrirían” (#74,963). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “subtipo” va en #74,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subtipo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,960 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cada uno de los grupos en los que están divididos los taxones.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for subtipo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is subtipo, spelled S-U-B-T-I-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada uno de los grupos en los que están divididos los taxones.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subtipo"?
"subtipo" is spelled S-U-B-T-I-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [suβ̞ˈt̪ipo].
What does "subtipo" mean?
As a noun, "subtipo" means: Cada uno de los grupos en los que están divididos los taxones.
How do you pronounce "subtipo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subtipo" is [suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subtipo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subtipo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list