subtropical
/ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯], /ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]
The verdict
“subtropical” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,197 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,197
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo às regiões da Terra mais distantes do equador do que as regiões tropicais
Corpus desk
Index PT-subtropical · subtropical · Portuguese
subtropical · rank #63,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,197
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH subscrito
Nearest frequency peer: subscrito (-1 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 “subtropical”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- steak
steak
36,807 corpus weight
- subscrito
subscrito
36,805 corpus weight
- subtropical
subtropical
36,804 corpus weight
- tarântula
tarântula
36,795 corpus weight
- terminantem…
terminantemente
36,793 corpus weight
- tez
tez
36,791 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “subtropical” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subtropical |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯], /ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #63,197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “subtropical” em português
Rare enough to double-check
subtropical is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,197 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯], /ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaw/ [ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo às regiões da Terra mais distantes do equador do que as regiões tropicais".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for subtropical, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is subtropical, spelled S-U-B-T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1relativo às regiões da Terra mais distantes do equador do que as regiões tropicais
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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