superuser
noun
superuser is spelled S-U-P-E-R-U-S-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superuser means “A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superuser is superusers.
How many letters and syllables are in superuser?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-E-R-U-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 superuser?
Superuser appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 superuser?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-superuser.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superuser
- superusers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superuser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superuser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense user with complete access to an operating system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | super-utilisateur, administrateur, root |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does superuser come from?
From super- + user.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).