subtipo

[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]

/[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]/ noun

The verdict

“subtipo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #74,960 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,960
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cada uno de los grupos en los que están divididos los taxones.

Key facts for subtipo
PropertyValue
Headwordsubtipo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “subtipo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). subtipo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for subtipo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [suβ̞ˈt̪ipo]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,960 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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?
"subtipo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “subtipo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-B-T-I-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [suβ̞ˈt̪ipo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list