supranational

adj

"supranational" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supranational” is uncommon English (frequency #55,783 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,783
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-supranational · supranational · English

supranational · rank #55,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,783
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sundial

Nearest frequency peer: sundial (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “supranational”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “supranational” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for supranational
PropertyValue
Headwordsupranational
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “supranational” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).supranationalfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “sundial” (#55,781), “Sydenham” (#55,785), “Sulaiman” (#55,780). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supranational” is #55,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

supranational is uncommon English at frequency #55,783 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for supranational, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From supra- + national. The correct English form is supranational, spelled S-U-P-R-A-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Global warming is a supranational problem.
  2. The Systems Alliance is an independent supranational government representing the interests of humanity as a whole. The Alliance is responsible for the governance and defense of all extra-solar colonies and stations. […]

Etymology

From supra- + national.

This word in other languages

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 "supranational"?
"supranational" is spelled S-U-P-R-A-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.
What does "supranational" mean?
As an adjective, "supranational" means: Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.
What is the origin of the word "supranational"?
From supra- + national. 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 "supranational", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list