# supreme

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ · frequency rank #2,090

## Definitions
1. Dominant, having power over all others.
2. Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
3. Situated at the highest part or point.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **supremely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supreme-vs-supremely)
- **spree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spree-vs-supreme)
- **subprime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subprime-vs-supreme)

## Common misspellings (10)
`spureme`, `ssupreme`, `superme`, `suppreme`, `supreem`, `supremme`, `suprmee`, `suprreme`, `surpeme`, `uspreme`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supreme