subaquático

/su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/

//su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku// adj

The verdict

“subaquático” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,880 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,880
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - embaixo da superfície da água

Corpus desk

Index PT-subaquatico · subaquático · Portuguese

subaquático · rank #51,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,880
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sujidade

Nearest frequency peer: sujidade (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “subaquático”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “subaquático” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subaquático
PropertyValue
Headwordsubaquático
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “subaquático” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.subaquáticocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sujidade” (#51,881), “slavery” (#51,878), “supérfluo” (#51,884). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “subaquático” fica em #51,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subaquático is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,880 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "embaixo da superfície da água".

No generated misspelling entries exist for subaquático in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is subaquático, spelled S-U-B-A-Q-U-Á-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    embaixo da superfície da água

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subaquático"?
"subaquático" is spelled S-U-B-A-Q-U-Á-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/.
What does "subaquático" mean?
As an adjective, "subaquático" means: embaixo da superfície da água
How do you pronounce "subaquático"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subaquático" is /su.bɐ.ˈkwa.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subaquático" come from?
"subaquático" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list