supine
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The verdict
“supine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf dem Rücken ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach oben: rücklings
Corpus desk
Index DE-supine · supine · German
supine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „supine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
supine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for supine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is supine, spelled S-U-P-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1auf dem Rücken ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach oben: rücklings
- 2auf dem Rücken ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach oben: rücklings
- 3ohne Interesse, innere Teilnahme oder Aktivität: gleichgültig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how supine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Artists have mainly chosen one of two possible scenes (with or without the servant): the decapitation, with Holofernes supine on the bed, or the heroine holding or carrying the head, often assisted by her maid."
"The Economist said that before Adani bought NDTV, the news channel was "critical of the government but is now supine.""
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.