# superior

> English word · Adjective · IPA /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #3,263

## Definitions
1. Higher in rank, status, or quality.
2. Higher in rank, status, or quality.
3. Higher in rank, status, or quality.
4. Higher in rank, status, or quality.
5. Higher in rank, status, or quality.
6. Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
7. Printed in superscript.
8. Located above or out; higher in position.
9. Located above or out; higher in position.
10. Located above or out; higher in position.
11. Located above or out; higher in position.
12. Located above or out; higher in position.
13. Located above or out; higher in position.
14. More comprehensive.
15. Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
16. Having a wider orbit around the Sun; typically with respect to the Earth.

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”).

## Easily confused with
- **supervisor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/superior-vs-supervisor)
- **supercar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supercar-vs-superior)

## Common misspellings (11)
`spuerior`, `ssuperior`, `sueprior`, `supeiror`, `superiorr`, `superiro`, `superoir`, `superrior`, `supperior`, `supreior`, `usperior`

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