supermodel
noun
supermodel is spelled S-U-P-E-R-M-O-D-E-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supermodel means “A highly paid, famous fashion model” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supermodel is supermodels.
How many letters and syllables are in supermodel?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-E-R-M-O-D-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 supermodel?
Supermodel appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 supermodel?
Supermodel 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)-Vealhurl-supermodel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supermodel
- supermodels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supermodel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A highly paid, famous fashion model.
- 2
datedA technological improvement over an invention's previous model.
- 3
A model with greatly exceeding capabilities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supermodel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense famous fashion model:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | top model, top-modèle |
| German | Supermodel |
| Portuguese | supermodelo |
| Spanish | supermodelo |
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 supermodel come from?
From super- + model. First written example dates from 1942 in the English language, in common use since the late 1980s. Sometimes incorrectly attributed to supermodel Janice Dickinson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).