supra
/su.pɹə/adverb, noun
supra is spelled S-U-P-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, supra means “Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supra?
| Letters | 5: S-U-P-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 supra?
Supra appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 supra?
- UK /s(j)uː.pɹə/
- US /su.pɹə/
Supra has 2 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).
Forms of supra
- supras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text.
- 2
Above, mentioned earlier in a text.
noun
- 1
A traditional Georgian feast.
- 2
Clipping of supranational.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense above, over, on top:
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 supra come from?
Borrowed from Latin suprā.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).