# supervisor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,749

## Definitions
1. A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
2. A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
3. In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
4. A process responsible for managing other processes.

## Etymology
Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **supervisory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supervisor-vs-supervisory)
- **superior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/superior-vs-supervisor)
- **supervise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supervise-vs-supervisor)
- **supervision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supervision-vs-supervisor)

## Common misspellings (15)
`spuervisor`, `ssupervisor`, `sueprvisor`, `superivsor`, `superrvisor`, `superviosr`, `supervisorr`, `supervisro`, `supervissor`, `supervsior`, `supervvisor`, `supevrisor`, `suppervisor`, `suprevisor`, `uspervisor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supervisor