superconductivity
"superconductivity" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“superconductivity” is uncommon English (frequency #54,516 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,516
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.
Corpus desk
Index EN-superconductivity · superconductivity · English
superconductivity · rank #54,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,516
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Sumatran
Nearest frequency peer: Sumatran (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “superconductivity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- striping
striping
45,490 corpus weight
- strum
strum
45,489 corpus weight
- suffragette
suffragette
45,488 corpus weight
- Sumatran
Sumatran
45,487 corpus weight
- superconduc…
superconductivity
45,485 corpus weight
- swisher
swisher
45,481 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “superconductivity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superconductivity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #54,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “superconductivity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
superconductivity is uncommon English at frequency #54,516 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.".
superconductivity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + conductivity. The correct English form is superconductivity, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how superconductivity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Currently, superconductivity can only be achieved at extremely low temperatures.
Etymology
From super- + conductivity.
This word in other languages
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.
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