superset
"superset" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“superset” is uncommon English (frequency #81,879 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,879
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.
Corpus desk
Index EN-superset · superset · English
superset · rank #81,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,879
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH supernatant
Nearest frequency peer: supernatant (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “superset”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Sugiyama
Sugiyama
18,127 corpus weight
- sunbelt
sunbelt
18,124 corpus weight
- supernatant
supernatant
18,123 corpus weight
- superset
superset
18,122 corpus weight
- swilling
swilling
18,117 corpus weight
- symbolist
symbolist
18,115 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “superset” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superset |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “superset” in English
Rare enough to double-check
superset is uncommon English at frequency #81,879 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for superset in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From super- + set. The correct English form is superset, spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-E-T.
Definition
- 1(symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.
- 2Two or more different physical exercises performed back to back (i.e., without a period of rest between them). The exercises may employ the same muscle group, or opposing muscle groups.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how superset appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: supergroup (broad sense), superclass, supercategory
The set of human beings is a superset of the set of human children.
Etymology
From super- + set.
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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