supersession
/supɚˈsɛʃ(ə)n/noun
supersession is spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-E-S-S-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supersession means “The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supersession is supersessions.
How many letters and syllables are in supersession?
| Letters | 12: S-U-P-E-R-S-E-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is supersession?
Supersession appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
How do you pronounce supersession?
- UK /suːpəˈsɛʃ(ə)n/
- US /supɚˈsɛʃ(ə)n/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of supersession
- supersessions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supersession mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supersession come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin supersessiō, supersessiōnem, from supersedeō (“supersede”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).