supplement
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Detailed reference entry for the English word "supplement", 10-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "supplement" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "supplement" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
supplement is aEnglishnoun. It means: Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency. Pronounced /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/. It ranks #6,842 in English word frequency. Often confused with supplemental.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | supplement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #6,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for supplement is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,842 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for supplement, with forms such as "spuplement", "ssupplement", and "suplement". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "supplemental", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”). Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is supplement, spelled S-U-P-P-L-E-M-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
- 2An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
- 3An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose.
- 4An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
- 5A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
- 6A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
- 7An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
Etymology
From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuplement,ssupplement,suplement,suplpement,suppelment,suppleemnt,supplemennt,supplementt,supplemetn,supplemment,supplemnet,suppllement,supplmeent,uspplement
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Relative frequency of common misspelling types for supplement
Misspelling Variants of "supplement"
Frequency rank: #6,842 in English
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