subordem
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 September 3, 2026) - categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família
Corpus desk
Index PT-subordem · subordem · Portuguese
subordem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | subordem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “subordem” em português
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
- 1categoria taxonômica situada abaixo da ordem e acima da família
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how subordem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O espécime de 37 milhões de anos, batizado de Ganlea megacanica, tem características de primatas antropoides, subordem que inclui o homem.
This word in other languages
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.