superconductor

Name: superconductor, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“superconductor” is uncommon English (frequency #59,738 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,738
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

Key facts for superconductor
Property	Value
Headword	superconductor
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#59,738
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “superconductor” 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). superconductor lands here:

#59,738

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

superconductor is uncommon English at frequency #59,738 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for superconductor, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + conductor, calque of Dutch suprageleider (modern spelling supergeleider). The correct English form is superconductor, spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R.

Definition

1
A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

Etymology

From super- + conductor, calque of Dutch suprageleider (modern spelling supergeleider).

This word in other languages

superconductor(Español)supraconducteur(Français)Supraleiter(Deutsch)

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 "superconductor"?

"superconductor" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R.

What does "superconductor" mean?

As a noun, "superconductor" means: A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

What is the origin of the word "superconductor"?

From super- + conductor, calque of Dutch suprageleider (modern spelling supergeleider). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “superconductor”

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

The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.