supremacy

/suˈpɹɛməsi/

//suˈpɹɛməsi// noun

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"supremacy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supremacy” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,337
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being supreme.

Corpus desk

Index EN-supremacy · supremacy · English

supremacy · rank #12,337 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,337
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sultan

Nearest frequency peer: sultan (-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 “supremacy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “supremacy” 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).

supremacy vs supremely
78% similar

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

Key facts for supremacy
PropertyValue
Headwordsupremacy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/suˈpɹɛməsi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,337
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “supremacy”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).supremacylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sultan” (#12,336), “swallowed” (#12,338), “substrate” (#12,335). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supremacy” is #12,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around supremacy (IPA /suˈpɹɛməsi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,337 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for supremacy, with forms such as "spuremacy", "ssupremacy", and "supermacy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "supremely", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From supreme + -acy (a variant of -cy). Compare with supremity and New Latin suprematia. The correct English form is supremacy, spelled S-U-P-R-E-M-A-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being supreme.
  2. 2
    Power over all others.
  3. 3
    The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them.
  4. 4
    A state of privilege for a specified group relative to other people in society.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. white supremacy
  2. Fighting a war against Hitler's Nazi ideology, with its doctrine of Aryan supremacy and its "final solution" to protect against an "inferior people," accentuated the final irony of an America fighting a racist ideology while trying to keep its own racist ideology intact.

Etymology

From supreme + -acy (a variant of -cy). Compare with supremity and New Latin suprematia.

This word in other languages

supremacía(Español)suprématie(Français)Vorherrschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuremacy
  • ssupremacy
  • supermacy
  • suppremacy
  • supreamcy
  • supremaccy
  • supremacyy
  • supremayc
  • supremcay
  • supremmacy
  • suprmeacy
  • suprremacy
  • surpemacy
  • uspremacy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supremacy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

spuremacy2ssupremacy1supermacy2suppremacy1supreamcy2supremaccy1supremacyy1supremayc2
Edit distance from "supremacy"

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 "supremacy"?
"supremacy" is spelled S-U-P-R-E-M-A-C-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /suˈpɹɛməsi/.
What does "supremacy" mean?
As a noun, "supremacy" means: The quality of being supreme.
What words are commonly confused with "supremacy"?
"supremacy" is commonly confused with "supremely". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supremacy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supremacy" is /suˈpɹɛməsi/. 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 "supremacy"?
From supreme + -acy (a variant of -cy). Compare with supremity and New Latin suprematia. 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 "supremacy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

swallowed#12,338substrate#12,335viewpoint#12,348accessory#12,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

affiliation14 variantsrestraint14 variantsastronomy14 variantsquarantine14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list