Super power or superpower?
super power is a noun meaning “Alternative form of superpower”; superpower is a noun meaning “A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced…”. super power is written as two words and superpower as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between super power and superpower?
| super power | superpower | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative form of superpower | A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain To give extraordinary powers to |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | superpowers |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 1.7 times per million words |
Sources: super power and superpower in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of super power and superpower
super power
- 1
Alternative form of superpower
superpower
- 1
A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union
- 2
To give extraordinary powers to
- 3
An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain
- 4
A tetration
- 5
Excessive or superior power
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, super power or superpower?
super power is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; superpower 1.7 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).