superhuman
adjective, noun
superhuman is spelled S-U-P-E-R-H-U-M-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, superhuman means “Beyond what is possible for a human being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in superhuman?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-E-R-H-U-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is superhuman?
Superhuman appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 superhuman?
- US
Superhuman has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superhuman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superhuman
- more superhuman comparative
- most superhuman superlative
- superhumans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superhuman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
- 1
A human with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superhuman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beyond what is possible for a human being:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | übermenschlich |
| Portuguese | sobre-humano, super-humano |
| Spanish | sobrehumano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does superhuman come from?
From Medieval Latin superhūmānus. By surface analysis, super- + human.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).