subalterno
The verdict
“subalterno” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,023 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,023
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está sujeito ou sob o comando de outro
Corpus desk
Index PT-subalterno · subalterno · Portuguese
subalterno · rank #57,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,023
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH spitz
Nearest frequency peer: spitz (-2 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “subalterno”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- sonambulismo
sonambulismo
42,984 corpus weight
- spitz
spitz
42,980 corpus weight
- subalterno
subalterno
42,978 corpus weight
- sálvia
sálvia
42,974 corpus weight
- tacitamente
tacitamente
42,973 corpus weight
- temperança
temperança
42,970 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “subalterno” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cauda longa: rank de “subalterno” em português
Rare enough to double-check
subalterno is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,023 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how subalterno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
oficial subalterno
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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