# surpass

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈpɑːs/ · frequency rank #17,971

## Definitions
1. To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

## Etymology
From Middle French surpasser (“to pass beyond”). By surface analysis, sur- + pass. Displaced native Old English oferstīgan (literally “to climb over”).

## Easily confused with
- **surplus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surpass-vs-surplus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`srupass`, `ssurpass`, `suprass`, `surapss`, `surpas`, `surppass`, `surpsas`, `surrpass`, `usrpass`

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