supertype
noun, verb
supertype is spelled S-U-P-E-R-T-Y-P-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supertype means “The data type represented by a superclass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supertype is supertypes.
How many letters and syllables are in supertype?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-E-R-T-Y-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 supertype?
Supertype appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 supertype?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supertype.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supertype
- supertypes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- supertyping participle, present
- supertyped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supertype mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The data type represented by a superclass.
verb
- 1
To categorize as a supertype.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supertype come from?
From super- + type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).