suprathreshold
adjective, noun
suprathreshold is spelled S-U-P-R-A-T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, suprathreshold means “That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suprathreshold?
| Letters | 14: S-U-P-R-A-T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is suprathreshold?
Suprathreshold appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of suprathreshold
- suprathresholds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suprathreshold mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response
noun
- 1
A threshold that is stronger than that needed to generate a response
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does suprathreshold come from?
From supra- + threshold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).