supercharge

verb

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"supercharge" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supercharge” is uncommon English (frequency #62,546 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,546
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.

Key facts for supercharge
PropertyValue
Headwordsupercharge
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “supercharge” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). supercharge lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

supercharge is uncommon English at frequency #62,546 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for supercharge, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + charge. The correct English form is supercharge, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-H-A-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
  2. 2
    To make faster or more powerful.
  3. 3
    To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

Etymology

From super- + charge.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "supercharge"?
"supercharge" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-H-A-R-G-E.
What does "supercharge" mean?
As a verb, "supercharge" means: To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
What is the origin of the word "supercharge"?
From super- + charge. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “supercharge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-C-H-A-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list