Superfund

noun

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"superfund" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Superfund” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,684
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Corpus desk

Index EN-superfund · Superfund · English

Superfund · rank #45,684 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,684
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sunbury

Nearest frequency peer: Sunbury (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Superfund”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Superfund” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Superfund
PropertyValue
HeadwordSuperfund
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,684
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Superfund”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Sunbury” (#45,683), “supposition” (#45,685), “Sturm” (#45,682). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Superfund” is #45,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Superfund, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,684 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Superfund, with forms such as "spuerfund", "ssuperfund", and "sueprfund". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + fund. The correct English form is Superfund, spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Superfund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a Superfund site
  2. The threat to the Dow complex highlights the risks to Superfund and other toxic cleanup sites posed by the effects of climate change, which include more frequent and severe flooding.

Etymology

From super- + fund.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuerfund
  • ssuperfund
  • sueprfund
  • supefrund
  • superffund
  • superfnud
  • superfudn
  • superfundd
  • superfunnd
  • superrfund
  • superufnd
  • supperfund
  • suprefund
  • usperfund

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Superfund - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

spuerfund2ssuperfund1sueprfund2supefrund2superffund1superfnud2superfudn2superfundd1
Edit distance from "Superfund"

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 "Superfund"?
"Superfund" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-F-U-N-D.
What does "Superfund" mean?
As a noun, "Superfund" means: A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.
What are common misspellings of "Superfund"?
Common misspellings include "spuerfund", "ssuperfund", "sueprfund", "supefrund", "superffund". The correct spelling is "Superfund".
What is the origin of the word "Superfund"?
From super- + fund. 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 "Superfund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list