subalterno
The verdict
“subalterno” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #57,023 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #57,023
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está sujeito ou sob o comando de outro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subalterno |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subalterno” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for subalterno is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #57,023 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for subalterno, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is subalterno, spelled S-U-B-A-L-T-E-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1que está sujeito ou sob o comando de outro
- 2que tem autoridade ou ocupa patente inferior à de outro
- 3subordinado
- 4inferior
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “subalterno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-B-A-L-T-E-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.