subyugar
[suβ̞ʝuˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“subyugar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,967 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,967
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forzar a la obediencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-subyugar · subyugar · Spanish
subyugar · rank #68,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,967
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH substrato
Nearest frequency peer: substrato (-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 “subyugar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- subestimen
subestimen
31,036 corpus weight
- substrato
substrato
31,035 corpus weight
- subyugar
subyugar
31,034 corpus weight
- sufrirás
sufrirás
31,032 corpus weight
- Suipacha
Suipacha
31,031 corpus weight
- suscitada
suscitada
31,030 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “subyugar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subyugar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [suβ̞ʝuˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,967 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “subyugar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
subyugar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,967 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [suβ̞ʝuˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for subyugar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is subyugar, spelled S-U-B-Y-U-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Forzar a la obediencia.
- 2Por extensión y figuradamente, atraer irresistiblemente la atención de alguno.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subyugar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nota las causas por qué los romanos subyugaron el mundo.
Antaño éstos no se conseguían sino mediante la esclavitud de negros traídos de Africa, pues en Cuba pronto no hubo más indígenas a quienes subyugar.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).