submeter

//sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,412

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

submeter is aPortugueseverb. It means: pôr debaixo de Pronounced /sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. It ranks #9,412 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with subverter.

Key facts for submeter
PropertyValue
Headwordsubmeter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,412
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of submeter in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for submeter is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,412 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for submeter, with forms such as "sbumeter", "ssubmeter", and "subbmeter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "subverter", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is submeter, spelled S-U-B-M-E-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr debaixo de
  2. 2
    subjugar, dominar
  3. 3
    sujeitar ao critério, à opinião de
  4. 4
    entregar-se, subordinar-se, render-se

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sbumeter,ssubmeter,subbmeter,subemter,submeetr,submeterr,submetre,submetter,submmeter,submteer,sumbeter,usbmeter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for submeter

Misspelling Variants of "submeter"

sbumeter8ssubmeter9subbmeter9subemter8submeetr8submeterr9submetre8submetter9
Misspelling Variants of "submeter"

Frequency rank: #9,412 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "submeter"?
"submeter" is spelled S-U-B-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "submeter" mean?
As a verb, "submeter" means: pôr debaixo de
What words are commonly confused with "submeter"?
"submeter" is commonly confused with "subverter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "submeter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "submeter" is /sub.mɨ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "submeter" come from?
"submeter" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.