Supergau

[ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯]

/[ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“Supergau” is uncommon German (frequency #96,335 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,335
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein über den Größten anzunehmenden Unfall hinausgehendes Ereignis

Corpus desk

Index DE-supergau · Supergau · German

Supergau · rank #96,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,335
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH suri

Nearest frequency peer: suri (+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 „Supergau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Supergau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Supergau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSupergau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Supergau“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Supergaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „suri“ (#96,336), „sublime“ (#96,333), „störender“ (#96,332). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Supergau“ bei #96,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Supergau is uncommon German at frequency #96,335 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein über den Größten anzunehmenden Unfall hinausgehendes Ereignis".

Zero misspellings are on record for Supergau in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Supergau, spelled S-U-P-E-R-G-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein über den Größten anzunehmenden Unfall hinausgehendes Ereignis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Übertroffen werden konnte dieser Supergau eigentlich nur durch eine voreheliche Schwangerschaft.“
  2. „Zwischen Färben oder Tönen lagen Welten und ein Läusebefall hatte einmal zum Supergau geführt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Supergau"?
"Supergau" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-G-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯].
What does "Supergau" mean?
As an abbreviation, "Supergau" means: ein über den Größten anzunehmenden Unfall hinausgehendes Ereignis
How do you pronounce "Supergau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Supergau" is [ˈzuːpɐˌɡaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Supergau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tabletts#96,343taktvoll#96,346Stigmata#96,317sprühten#96,296

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list