supernatural
/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/
"supernatural" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“supernatural” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,490 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,490
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supernatural |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #8,490 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “supernatural” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for supernatural is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,490 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for supernatural, with forms such as "spuernatural", "ssupernatural", and "sueprnatural". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adje… The correct English form is supernatural, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-A-T-U-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
- 2Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
Etymology
From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuernatural,ssupernatural,sueprnatural,supenratural,superantural,supernatrual,supernattural,supernatuarl,supernaturall,supernaturla,supernaturral,supernautral,supernnatural,superntaural,superrnatural,suppernatural,suprenatural,uspernatural
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supernatural - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “supernatural”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-N-A-T-U-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.