supercargo
su·per·car·go/ˈsupəɹˌkɑɹɡoʊ/noun
supercargo is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-A-R-G-O: 10 letters and 4 syllables (su·per·car·go). It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supercargo means “An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; if there are two such officers, the senior one, the other being the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supercargo is supercargos or supercargoes.
How many letters and syllables are in supercargo?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-E-R-C-A-R-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: su·per·car·go |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is supercargo?
Supercargo appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce supercargo?
- UK /ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ/
- UK /ˈsjuːpə-/
- US /ˈsupəɹˌkɑɹɡoʊ/
Supercargo has 4 syllables, split su·per·car·go in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-supercargo.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-supercargo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supercargo
- supercargos plural
- supercargoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supercargo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; if there are two such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo.
- 2
obsoleteAn agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.
- 3
Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supercargo come from?
From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).