# superfluous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /suːˈpɜːflu.əs/ · frequency rank #29,109

## Definitions
1. In excess of what is required or sufficient.

## Etymology
From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”), from superfluō (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin.

## Common misspellings (16)
`spuerfluous`, `ssuperfluous`, `sueprfluous`, `supefrluous`, `superffluous`, `superflluous`, `superflouus`, `superfluosu`, `superfluouss`, `superfluuos`, `superfulous`, `superlfuous`, `superrfluous`, `supperfluous`, `suprefluous`, `usperfluous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/superfluous