supervision
su·per·vi·sion/ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/noun
supervision is spelled S-U-P-E-R-V-I-S-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (su·per·vi·sion). It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supervision means “The act or instance of supervising” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supervision is supervisions.
How many letters and syllables are in supervision?
| Letters | 11: S-U-P-E-R-V-I-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: su·per·vi·sion |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is supervision?
Supervision appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 supervision?
- UK /ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/
- US /ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/
- US /ˈsupɚˌvɪʒən/
Supervision has 4 syllables, split su·per·vi·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-supervision.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with supervision?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as supervision from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʒən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of supervision
- supervisions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supervision mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or instance of supervising.
Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
- 2
Responsible oversight.
Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.
- 3
A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate supervision?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of supervision: supe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supervision in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act or instance of supervising:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | supervision, surveillance |
| German | Aufsicht, Beaufsichtigung |
| Portuguese | supervisão |
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 supervision come from?
From Latin supervisiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).