supper

/ˈsʌpə/

//ˈsʌpə// noun

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"supper" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supper” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,618
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Food consumed before going to bed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-supper · supper · English

supper · rank #10,618 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,618
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunk

Nearest frequency peer: sunk (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “supper”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “supper” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

supper vs supply
67% similar
supper vs surfer
67% similar
supper vs Sutter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for supper
PropertyValue
Headwordsupper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsʌpə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,618
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “supper”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).supperlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sunk” (#10,617), “sweetheart” (#10,619), “systemic” (#10,620). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supper” is #10,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around supper (IPA /ˈsʌpə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,618 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for supper, with forms such as "spuper", "ssupper", and "supepr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "supply", "surfer", "Sutter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper. The correct English form is supper, spelled S-U-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Food consumed before going to bed.
  2. 2
    Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
  3. 3
    A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how supper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There he stood, with admirable patience, […] longing to go to rest for hours past; aware that suppers disagreed with him […] so tired and longing for bed!
  2. We normally have supper at 7.

Etymology

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

Synonyms

dinnermeal

This word in other languages

cena(Español)souper(Français)Nachtessen(Deutsch)ceia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuper
  • ssupper
  • supepr
  • supperr
  • suppre
  • uspper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supper - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

spuper2ssupper1supepr2supperr1suppre2uspper2
Edit distance from "supper"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "supper"?
"supper" is spelled S-U-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsʌpə/.
What does "supper" mean?
As a noun, "supper" means: Food consumed before going to bed.
What words are commonly confused with "supper"?
"supper" is commonly confused with "supply", "surfer", "Sutter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supper" is /ˈsʌpə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "supper"?
From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "supper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sunk6 variantsstud6 variantsSofia6 variantsrust6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list