Home › Words › S › softsubsoftsubsoftsub means A subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, softsub ranks #40,957 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom "softcoded subtitles".nounA subtitle that is to be rendered dynamically when accompanying a video.verbTo transcribe or overlay softsubs (onto a video).e.g.“Fans have softsubbed the anime in German.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subtitling 58% match — The addition of subtitles to a work. vs softsub →dubtitle 56% match — A subtitle that transcribes the dialogue spoken on a dubbed soundtrack, rather than translating the original dialogue. vs softsub →fansub 55% match — Subtitles translated by amateurs. vs softsub →subscene 53% match — A scene making up part of a larger scene. vs softsub →subformat 53% match — A subsidiary format. vs softsub →subtext 53% match — An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. vs softsub →subtextual 53% match — Pertaining to subtext. vs softsub →surtitle 52% match — A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle. vs softsub →