subtilmente

adv

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The verdict

“subtilmente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,298 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,298
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo subtil

Corpus desk

Index PT-subtilmente · subtilmente · Portuguese

subtilmente · rank #93,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,298
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH spada

Nearest frequency peer: spada (-10 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 “subtilmente”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “subtilmente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for subtilmente
PropertyValue
Headwordsubtilmente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “subtilmente” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).subtilmentecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “spada” (#93,288), “sobressalto” (#93,280), “teixo” (#93,317). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “subtilmente” fica em #93,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

subtilmente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,298 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo subtil".

subtilmente has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is subtilmente, spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo subtil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how subtilmente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «As cores do pôr do sol mudavam subtilmente de laranja para violeta.»

This word in other languages

subtly(English)sutilmente(Español)subtilement(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subtilmente"?
"subtilmente" is spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "subtilmente" mean?
As an adverb, "subtilmente" means: de modo subtil
What language does "subtilmente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subtilmente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sobressalto#93,280bandalheira#93,505neotropical#93,074interstício#92,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list