Supplement

/[zʊpleˈmɛnt]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,657

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Supplement is aGermannoun. It means: etwas (Buch, Text), das ergänzt, nachgetragen wird Pronounced [zʊpleˈmɛnt].

Key facts for Supplement
PropertyValue
HeadwordSupplement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊpleˈmɛnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,657
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Supplement in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Supplement is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zʊpleˈmɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,657 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Supplement, with forms such as "spuplement", "ssupplement", and "suplement". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Supplement, spelled S-U-P-P-L-E-M-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (Buch, Text), das ergänzt, nachgetragen wird
  2. 2
    Ergänzung eines Winkels zu 180° oder Vervollständigung eines Bogens zum Halbkreis

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: spuplement,ssupplement,suplement,suplpement,suppelment,suppleemnt,supplemennt,supplementt,supplemetn,supplemment,supplemnet,suppllement,supplmeent,uspplement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Supplement

Misspelling Variants of "Supplement"

spuplement10ssupplement11suplement9suplpement10suppelment10suppleemnt10supplemennt11supplementt11
Misspelling Variants of "Supplement"

Frequency rank: #36,657 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Supplement"?
"Supplement" is spelled S-U-P-P-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊpleˈmɛnt].
What does "Supplement" mean?
As a noun, "Supplement" means: etwas (Buch, Text), das ergänzt, nachgetragen wird
What are common misspellings of "Supplement"?
Common misspellings include "spuplement", "ssupplement", "suplement", "suplpement", "suppelment". The correct spelling is "Supplement".
How do you pronounce "Supplement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Supplement" is [zʊpleˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Supplement" come from?
"Supplement" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.