subfamília
Portuguese, noun/ˌsub.faˈmi.ljɐ/
subfamília is spelled S-U-B-F-A-M-Í-L-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subfamília is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “subfamily (taxonomic category directly below family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does subfamília mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubfamily (taxonomic category directly below family)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of subfamília
- subfamílias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subfamília?
- Brazil /ˌsub.faˈmi.ljɐ/
- Brazil /ˌsu.bi.faˈmi.ljɐ/
- Portugal /ˌsub.fɐˈmi.ljɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subfamília
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subfamília in Portuguese?
subfamília appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).