# supernova

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/ · frequency rank #24,605

## Definitions
1. A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
2. Something brilliant.

## Etymology
From super- + nova.

## Common misspellings (13)
`spuernova`, `ssupernova`, `sueprnova`, `supenrova`, `supernnova`, `supernoav`, `supernovva`, `supernvoa`, `superonva`, `superrnova`, `suppernova`, `suprenova`, `uspernova`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supernova