# superintendent

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ · frequency rank #7,505

## Definitions
1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
2. A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
3. The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same.
4. The head of a Sunday school.
5. In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
6. A janitor.

## Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

## Common misspellings (22)
`spuerintendent`, `ssuperintendent`, `sueprintendent`, `supeirntendent`, `superinetndent`, `superinntendent`, `superintednent`, `superintenddent`, `superintendennt`, `superintendentt`, `superintendetn`, `superintendnet`, `superintenednt`, `superintenndent`, `superintnedent`, `superinttendent`, `superitnendent`, `supernitendent`, `superrintendent`, `supperintendent`, `supreintendent`, `usperintendent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/superintendent