supermax
noun, adjective
supermax is spelled S-U-P-E-R-M-A-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supermax means “A prison with the highest possible level of security” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supermax is supermaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in supermax?
| Letters | 8: S-U-P-E-R-M-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is supermax?
Supermax appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 supermax?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supermax.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supermax
- supermaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supermax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA prison with the highest possible level of security.
adjective
- 1
Being, or pertaining to, such a prison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supermax come from?
From super- + max (as in maximum security prison).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).