Superfund

noun

"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
54,294
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Key facts for Superfund
PropertyValue
HeadwordSuperfund
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,684
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Superfund” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Superfund, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,684 among 54,294 “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.

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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Using “Superfund”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-F-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list