Which to use
“super” is an adjective and “supp” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #889
- “super” frequency rank
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- 34758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | super | supp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of excellent quality, superfine. | A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies). |
Letter map: super vs supp
Shared letters muted; letters that set super and supp apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: super vs supp
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: super is anadjective and suppanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
super is recorded at frequency rank #889, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈs(j)uː.pə/. supp is at rank #33,869, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34758, this pair ranks #317,979 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of super vs supp
Shared letters: psu. Private to "super": er. Private to "supp": -.
"super" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "super" for "supp" ever safe?
Frequency check: "super" vs "supp" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "super" and "supp". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "super" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,979 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "super" and "supp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supp vs sura". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #317,979 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.