superwoman
noun
superwoman is spelled S-U-P-E-R-W-O-M-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superwoman means “A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superwoman is superwomen.
How many letters and syllables are in superwoman?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-E-R-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is superwoman?
Superwoman appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 superwoman?
- US
Superwoman has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superwoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superwoman
- superwomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superwoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
- 2
A woman with superhuman powers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superwoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exceptional woman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | superfemme, surfemme, superwoman |
| German | Superfrau |
| Spanish | supermujer |
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 superwoman come from?
From super- + woman. From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).