superintendente
[supeɾĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“superintendente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,576 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,576
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona con la función de superentender algo, que tiene a su cargo la administración, dirección, supervisión o vigilancia superior de un ramo, particularmente un área económica, social o de gobierno.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superintendente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [supeɾĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #19,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “superintendente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for superintendente is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [supeɾĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,576 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Persona con la función de superentender algo, que tiene a su cargo la administración, dirección, supervisión o vigilancia superior de un ramo, particularmente un área económica, social o de gobierno.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for superintendente, with forms such as "spuerintendente", "ssuperintendente", and "sueprintendente". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is superintendente, spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Persona con la función de superentender algo, que tiene a su cargo la administración, dirección, supervisión o vigilancia superior de un ramo, particularmente un área económica, social o de gobierno.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuerintendente,ssuperintendente,sueprintendente,supeirntendente,superinetndente,superinntendente,superintednente,superintenddente,superintendenet,superintendennte,superintendentte,superintendetne,superintendnete,superintenednte,superintenndente,superintnedente,superinttendente,superitnendente,supernitendente,superrintendente,supperintendente,supreintendente,usperintendente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superintendente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “superintendente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-P-E-R-I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [supeɾĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.