# sovereign

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ · frequency rank #7,744

## Definitions
1. Exercising power of rule.
2. Exceptional in quality.
3. Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
4. Having supreme, ultimate power.
5. Princely; royal.
6. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

## Etymology
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. Doublet of souverain. See also suzerain, foreign.

## Easily confused with
- **sovereigns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sovereign-vs-sovereigns)
- **sovereignty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sovereign-vs-sovereignty)

## Common misspellings (13)
`osvereign`, `soevreign`, `soveerign`, `soveregin`, `sovereiggn`, `sovereignn`, `sovereing`, `soveriegn`, `soverreign`, `sovreeign`, `sovvereign`, `ssovereign`, `svoereign`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sovereign