Supercomputer
[ˈzuːpɐkɔmˌpjuːtɐ]
The verdict
“Supercomputer” is uncommon German (frequency #50,915 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,915
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Computer, der aktuell an der Spitze der leistungsfähigsten Computer steht, besonders im Bereich der Verarbeitungskapazität
Corpus desk
Index DE-supercomputer · Supercomputer · German
Supercomputer · rank #50,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,915
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH subject
Nearest frequency peer: subject (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Supercomputer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- strukturell…
struktureller
49,089 corpus weight
- störten
störten
49,088 corpus weight
- subject
subject
49,087 corpus weight
- Supercomput…
Supercomputer
49,086 corpus weight
- Süppchen
Süppchen
49,084 corpus weight
- Teammitglie…
Teammitglieder
49,083 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Supercomputer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Supercomputer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzuːpɐkɔmˌpjuːtɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #50,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Supercomputer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Supercomputer is uncommon German at frequency #50,915 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːpɐkɔmˌpjuːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Computer, der aktuell an der Spitze der leistungsfähigsten Computer steht, besonders im Bereich der Verarbeitungskapazität".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Supercomputer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Supercomputer, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Computer, der aktuell an der Spitze der leistungsfähigsten Computer steht, besonders im Bereich der Verarbeitungskapazität
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Supercomputer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die ersten Supercomputer berechneten ballistische Tabellen.
Moderne Supercomputer arbeiten mit tausenden von Prozessoren.
Synonyms
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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