subordinar
/su.buɾ.di.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“subordinar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,947 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,947
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitivo
Corpus desk
Index PT-subordinar · subordinar · Portuguese
subordinar · rank #75,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,947
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH summary
Nearest frequency peer: summary (+6 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “subordinar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- siamesas
siamesas
24,075 corpus weight
- subordinar
subordinar
24,054 corpus weight
- summary
summary
24,048 corpus weight
- surtir
surtir
24,046 corpus weight
- ultraleve
ultraleve
24,012 corpus weight
- vassalagem
vassalagem
24,006 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “subordinar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subordinar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /su.buɾ.di.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “subordinar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
subordinar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,947 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /su.buɾ.di.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for subordinar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is subordinar, spelled S-U-B-O-R-D-I-N-A-R.
Definition
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Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subordinar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Admitiu um novo jornalista e subordinou-o ao editor de desporto.
Perante o seu comportamento, tive que o subordinar.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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