superhead
/ˈsupəɹ.hɛd/noun
superhead is spelled S-U-P-E-R-H-E-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superhead means “A specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superhead is superheads.
How many letters and syllables are in superhead?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-E-R-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 superhead?
Superhead appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 superhead?
- UK /ˈsuːpəhɛd/
- US /ˈsupəɹ.hɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superhead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superhead
- superheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superhead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalA specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does superhead come from?
From super- + head. Piecewise doublet of superchef.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).