subemprego
The verdict
“subemprego” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - emprego de baixa remuneração e pouca produtividade
Corpus desk
Index PT-subemprego · subemprego · Portuguese
subemprego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subemprego |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “subemprego” em português
Rare enough to double-check
subemprego is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "emprego de baixa remuneração e pouca produtividade".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for subemprego, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is subemprego, spelled S-U-B-E-M-P-R-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1emprego de baixa remuneração e pouca produtividade
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how subemprego appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nas cidades grandes e médias brasileiras, o teatro de rua é visto como coisa de camelô, subemprego - essa é a imagem poética e mambembe que perdura.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.