subdiretor

noun

The verdict

“subdiretor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,233 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,233
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - substituto do diretor; imediato do diretor

Corpus desk

Index PT-subdiretor · subdiretor · Portuguese

subdiretor · rank #97,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,233
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH subtraída

Nearest frequency peer: subtraída (+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 “subdiretor”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subdiretor
PropertyValue
Headwordsubdiretor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “subdiretor” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).subdiretorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “subtraída” (#97,235), “tremoço” (#97,275), “tributável” (#97,276). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “subdiretor” fica em #97,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subdiretor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,233 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "substituto do diretor; imediato do diretor".

No misspelling variants are generated for subdiretor in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is subdiretor, spelled S-U-B-D-I-R-E-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    substituto do diretor; imediato do diretor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how subdiretor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Antes, o subdiretor de Aviação Civil da Armênia, Arsen Pogossian, informou que o avião cumpria com todas as exigências da Organização Internacional de Aviação Civil.

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 "subdiretor"?
"subdiretor" is spelled S-U-B-D-I-R-E-T-O-R.
What does "subdiretor" mean?
As a noun, "subdiretor" means: substituto do diretor; imediato do diretor
What language does "subdiretor" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list