supercomputer
noun
supercomputer is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supercomputer means “Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supercomputer is supercomputers.
How many letters and syllables are in supercomputer?
| Letters | 13: S-U-P-E-R-C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is supercomputer?
Supercomputer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 supercomputer?
- US
Supercomputer has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-supercomputer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supercomputer
- supercomputers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supercomputer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate supercomputer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of supercomputer: super.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supercomputer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computer that has great processing power:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | superordinateur, supercalculateur |
| German | Supercomputer, Superrechner |
| Portuguese | supercomputador |
| Spanish | supercomputador, supercomputadora, superordenador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.