# super

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈs(j)uː.pə/ · frequency rank #889

## Definitions
1. Of excellent quality, superfine.
2. Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

## Etymology
From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

## Easily confused with
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-sure)
- **supp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-supp)
- **supra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-supra)
- **superb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-superb)
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-supper)
- **surfer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-surfer)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/super-vs-sutter)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sue-vs-super)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sup-vs-super)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ser-vs-super)
- **SPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spr-vs-super)
- **sued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sued-vs-super)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spur-vs-super)
- **spec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-super)
- **sped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sped-vs-super)
- **Suez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-super)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spar-vs-super)
- **seer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seer-vs-super)
- **spew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spew-vs-super)
- **sugar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sugar-vs-super)

## Common misspellings (6)
`spuer`, `ssuper`, `suepr`, `superr`, `supre`, `usper`

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