supernova
/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/
"supernova" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“supernova” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,605
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supernova |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “supernova” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around supernova (IPA /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,605 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for supernova, with forms such as "spuernova", "ssupernova", and "sueprnova". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + nova. The correct English form is supernova, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
- 2Something brilliant.
Etymology
From super- + nova.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuernova,ssupernova,sueprnova,supenrova,supernnova,supernoav,supernovva,supernvoa,superonva,superrnova,suppernova,suprenova,uspernova
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supernova - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “supernova”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-N-O-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.