superpower

noun

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"superpower" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“superpower” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,952
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

Corpus desk

Index EN-superpower · superpower · English

superpower · rank #21,952 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,952
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stu

Nearest frequency peer: Stu (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “superpower”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “superpower” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for superpower
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperpower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,952
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “superpower”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).superpowerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Stu” (#21,951), “straining” (#21,950), “synergy” (#21,954). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “superpower” is #21,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around superpower, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,952 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for superpower, with forms such as "spuerpower", "ssuperpower", and "sueprpower". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + power. The correct English form is superpower, spelled S-U-P-E-R-P-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
  2. 2
    An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
  3. 3
    Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
  4. 4
    A tetration.
  5. 5
    Excessive or superior power.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how superpower appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Our superpower competition will be reunified Germany (perhaps together with its European satellites) and expanding Japan (perhaps allied with China, if they can bring that off).
  2. The year 1945 marked the end of Europe's global hegemony and confirmed the US and the Soviet Union as global superpowers.

Etymology

From super- + power.

This word in other languages

superpotencia(Español)superpuissance(Français)Supermacht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuerpower
  • ssuperpower
  • sueprpower
  • supeprower
  • superopwer
  • superpoewr
  • superpowerr
  • superpowre
  • superpowwer
  • superppower
  • superpwoer
  • superrpower
  • supperpower
  • suprepower
  • usperpower

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superpower - 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.

spuerpower2ssuperpower1sueprpower2supeprower2superopwer2superpoewr2superpowerr1superpowre2
Edit distance from "superpower"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "superpower"?
"superpower" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-P-O-W-E-R.
What does "superpower" mean?
As a noun, "superpower" means: A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
What are common misspellings of "superpower"?
Common misspellings include "spuerpower", "ssuperpower", "sueprpower", "supeprower", "superopwer". The correct spelling is "superpower".
What is the origin of the word "superpower"?
From super- + power. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "superpower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list