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“super” is an adjective and “supper” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #889
- “super” frequency rank
- #10,618
- “supper” frequency rank
- 11507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | super | supper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of excellent quality, superfine. | Food consumed before going to bed. |
Where the eye mixes super and supper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: super vs supper
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: super is /ˈs(j)uː.pə/ while supper is /ˈsʌpə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11507, 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/. supper is at rank #10,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsʌpə/.
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 11507, this pair ranks #486,654 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of super vs supper
Shared letters: eprsu. Private to "super": -. Private to "supper": -.
"super" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "supper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "super" and "supper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "super" or "supper" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "super" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,654 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "super" and "supper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shaper vs supper". 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 #486,654 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.