superiority
/sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/noun
superiority is spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superiority means “The state of being superior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superiority is superiorities.
How many letters and syllables are in superiority?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-E-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th 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 superiority?
Superiority appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 superiority?
- UK /sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/
Superiority has 6 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: En-us-superiority.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superiority
- superiorities plural
- superiourity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superiority mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being superior.
Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
- 2
The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superiority in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being superior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | supériorité |
| German | Überlegenheit |
| Portuguese | superioridade |
| Spanish | superioridad |
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 superiority come from?
From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior. Morphologically superior + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).