superglue

noun

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

The verdict

“superglue” is uncommon English (frequency #77,247 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,247
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

Key facts for superglue
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperglue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “superglue” 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). superglue lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

superglue is uncommon English at frequency #77,247 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.".

superglue has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation. The correct English form is superglue, spelled S-U-P-E-R-G-L-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

Etymology

From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.

This word in other languages

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 "superglue"?
"superglue" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-G-L-U-E.
What does "superglue" mean?
As a noun, "superglue" means: A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.
What is the origin of the word "superglue"?
From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “superglue”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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