superconducting
adjective
superconducting is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-N-G: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, superconducting means “Exhibiting superconductivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in superconducting?
| Letters | 15: S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 superconducting?
Superconducting appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 superconducting?
- US
Superconducting 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)-Flame,_not_lame-superconducting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does superconducting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting superconductivity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superconducting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting superconductivity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | supraconducteur |
| German | supraleitend |
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.
Where does superconducting come from?
From super- + conducting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).