superordinate
adjective, noun, verb
superordinate is an adjective meaning “Greater in degree, rank or position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-U-P-E-R-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-E, and it appears about once in every 17 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does superordinate mean?
adjective
- 1
Greater in degree, rank or position.
- 2
The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.
- 3
hypernymic
noun
- 1
That which is superordinate.
- 2
Synonym of hypernym.
verb
- 1
To cause to be superordinate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of superordinate
- more superordinate comparative
- most superordinate superlative
- superordinates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- superordinating participle, present
- superordinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is superordinate?
Superordinate appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Superordinate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense greater in degree, rank or position:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | superordonné |
| German | übergeordnet |
| Spanish | superordinado |
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.