supreme
/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/adjective, verb, noun
supreme is spelled S-U-P-R-E-M-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, supreme means “Dominant, having power over all others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supreme?
| Letters | 7: S-U-P-R-E-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 49 times per million words; the 2,072nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is supreme?
Supreme appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd 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 supreme?
- UK /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/
- UK /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/
- UK /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
Supreme 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). Recordings: En-us-supreme.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with supreme?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as supreme from its last stressed vowel (/im/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: presume.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of supreme
- supremer comparative
- more supreme comparative
- supremest superlative
- most supreme superlative
- suprême
- supremes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- supreming participle, present
- supremed participle, past
- suprêmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supreme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dominant, having power over all others.
- 2
Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
supreme disgust
- 3
Situated at the highest part or point.
verb
- 1
To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
noun
- 1
The highest point.
- 2
A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
- 3
A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
- 4
Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of supreme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate supreme?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of supreme: Sup..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supreme in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dominant:
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 supreme come from?
From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).