superficies
/ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/noun
superficies is spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E-S: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superficies means “The area of a two-dimensional surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in superficies?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 superficies?
Superficies appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 superficies?
- UK /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.i.iːz/
- US /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/
- US /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.iˌiz/
Superficies has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superficies mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The area of a two-dimensional surface.
- 2
The visible, external surface of a body.
- 3
The surface (of something immaterial, especially of the mind or soul).
- 4
A building intimately associated with the land on which it is built.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does superficies come from?
Borrowing from Latin superficiēs (“top, surface”), from super- (“above, over”) + faciēs (“form, configuration, shape”). Doublet of surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).