supercruise
verb, noun
supercruise is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-R-U-I-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, supercruise means “To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supercruise?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-E-R-C-R-U-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is supercruise?
Supercruise appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 supercruise?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supercruise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supercruise
- supercruises present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- supercruising participle, present
- supercruised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supercruise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners.
The F-18 was able to supercruise 320 miles to the battlefield in 20 minutes and loiter there for an hour.
noun
- 1
A mode or period of aircraft flight involving supercruising.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supercruise come from?
From super- + cruise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).