superpower

Name: superpower, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 54,294
“S” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

Key facts for superpower
Property	Value
Headword	superpower
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#21,952
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “superpower” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). superpower lands here:

#21,952

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around superpower, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,952 among 54,294 “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
A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
2
An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
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
A tetration.
5
Excessive or superior power.

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.

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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Using “superpower”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-U-P-E-R-P-O-W-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.