Supernova
[zuːpɐˈnoːva]
The verdict
“Supernova” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,614
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - extremer Helligkeitsausbruch massereicher Sterne am Ende ihrer Existenz, welcher durch einen gravitationsbedingten Kollaps des Sterns durch Erschöpfung der Kernfusion in seinem Inneren zustande kommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Supernova |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zuːpɐˈnoːva] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Supernova” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Supernova (IPA [zuːpɐˈnoːva]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,614 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "extremer Helligkeitsausbruch massereicher Sterne am Ende ihrer Existenz, welcher durch einen gravitationsbedingten Kollaps des Sterns durch Erschöpfung der Kernfusion in seinem Inneren zustande kommt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Supernova, with forms such as "spuernova", "ssupernova", and "sueprnova". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Supernova, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1extremer Helligkeitsausbruch massereicher Sterne am Ende ihrer Existenz, welcher durch einen gravitationsbedingten Kollaps des Sterns durch Erschöpfung der Kernfusion in seinem Inneren zustande kommt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuernova,ssupernova,sueprnova,supenrova,supernnova,supernoav,supernovva,supernvoa,superonva,superrnova,suppernova,suprenova,uspernova
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Supernova - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Supernova”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zuːpɐˈnoːva] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.