supermassive
adjective
supermassive is spelled S-U-P-E-R-M-A-S-S-I-V-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, supermassive means “Extremely massive; of extraordinary mass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supermassive?
| Letters | 12: S-U-P-E-R-M-A-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 supermassive?
Supermassive appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 supermassive?
- US
Supermassive 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-supermassive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supermassive
- more supermassive comparative
- most supermassive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supermassive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extremely massive; of extraordinary mass.
supermassive star
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supermassive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very massive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | supermasivo |
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 supermassive come from?
From super- + massive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).