subordem

noun

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The verdict

“subordem” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família

Key facts for subordem
PropertyValue
Headwordsubordem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “subordem” sits in Portuguese frequency

subordem falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subordem is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família".

Zero misspellings are on record for subordem in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is subordem, spelled S-U-B-O-R-D-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família

This word in other languages

suborder(English)suborden(Español)sous-ordre(Français)Unterordnung(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subordem"?
"subordem" is spelled S-U-B-O-R-D-E-M.
What does "subordem" mean?
As a noun, "subordem" means: categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família
What language does "subordem" come from?
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Using “subordem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-B-O-R-D-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list