superconductor

noun

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"superconductor" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“superconductor” is uncommon English (frequency #59,738 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,738
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

Corpus desk

Index EN-superconductor · superconductor · English

superconductor · rank #59,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,738
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunblock

Nearest frequency peer: sunblock (-1 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 “superconductor”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “superconductor” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for superconductor
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperconductor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#59,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “superconductor” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “sunblock” (#59,737), “superheated” (#59,739), “supernovae” (#59,740). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “superconductor” is #59,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

superconductor is uncommon English at frequency #59,738 among 6,566 “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. 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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "superconductor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unidirectional#59,784rehabilitative#59,664microbiologist#59,548countermeasure#59,985

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list